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Lot #500
Karel Capek Signed Book - Marsyas, or On the Edge of Literature (Marsyas, cili na okraj literatury) - Inventor of the Word 'Robot'

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One of the most influential Czech writers of the 20th century (1890–1938) who introduced and made popular the word 'robot,' which first appeared in his 1921 play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots). Signed book: Marsyas, cili na okraj literatury [Marsyas, or On the Edge of Literature]. First edition. Prague: Aventium, 1931. Hardcover, 4.75 x 7.25, 260 pages. Signed and inscribed on a publisher's preliminary page in fountain pen by Karel Capek, and dated December 4, 1931. Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/None, with light edgewear and minor toning to textblock.

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