Lot 496
Čapek (Karel) R. U. R. Rossum's Universal Robots, signed by author and his brother Josef, inventor of the word "Robot", reprint, Prague, Aventinum, 1926.
Hammer Price: £550
Description
?apek (Karel) R. U. R. Rossum's Universal Robots, signed by author and his brother Josef on half-title, reprint, half-title, short tear at head, neat repair, original upper cover bound-in, later half-calf, Prague, Aventinum, 1926.
⁂ Josef ?apek (18887-1945) was a Czech artist, and brother of Karel. He invented the word "Robot", which was then introduced into literature by his brother.
Description
?apek (Karel) R. U. R. Rossum's Universal Robots, signed by author and his brother Josef on half-title, reprint, half-title, short tear at head, neat repair, original upper cover bound-in, later half-calf, Prague, Aventinum, 1926.
⁂ Josef ?apek (18887-1945) was a Czech artist, and brother of Karel. He invented the word "Robot", which was then introduced into literature by his brother.