Čapek | Krakatit, Prague, 1924, original decorative wrappers
Karel Čapek
Krakatit: Román. Prague: Aventinum, 1924
8vo (194 x 140mm.), half-title, title printed in red and black, with final errata leaf, advertisements at end, original decorative wrappers with linocut by Josef Čapek on upper cover, untrimmed, a few sections loose, backstrip slightly creased and chipped
FIRST EDITION of Karel Čapek's utopian science fiction novel, translated into English as An Atomic Fantasy, about the invention of an explosive substance named krakatite, after the volcano Krakatoa. Both Karel and Josef Čapek produced many works for the influential Aventinum publishing house in Prague.
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Karel Čapek
Krakatit: Román. Prague: Aventinum, 1924
8vo (194 x 140mm.), half-title, title printed in red and black, with final errata leaf, advertisements at end, original decorative wrappers with linocut by Josef Čapek on upper cover, untrimmed, a few sections loose, backstrip slightly creased and chipped
FIRST EDITION of Karel Čapek's utopian science fiction novel, translated into English as An Atomic Fantasy, about the invention of an explosive substance named krakatite, after the volcano Krakatoa. Both Karel and Josef Čapek produced many works for the influential Aventinum publishing house in Prague.
Condition Report:
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.