The Gardener's Year
by Capek, Karel
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About This Item
New York : London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1931. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Very Good/Good. Capek, Josef. 8vo. 159 pp. Green paper-covered boards in green pictorial dust jacket. Sunning and soiling to spine, front and rear panels of dj. Spine ends bumped with very light sunning along edges of boards. Light foxing to endpapers and text block edges.
Translated from the Czech by M. & R. Weatherall. A story of amateur gardening from the author of the play R.U.R. - known as the first literary appearance of the word "robot." Illustrated throughout by his brother, Josef Capek.
Translated from the Czech by M. & R. Weatherall. A story of amateur gardening from the author of the play R.U.R. - known as the first literary appearance of the word "robot." Illustrated throughout by his brother, Josef Capek.
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- Bookseller
- small volume (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19
- Title
- The Gardener's Year
- Author
- Capek, Karel
- Illustrator
- Capek, Josef
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover in Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York : London
- Date Published
- 1931
- Keywords
- R.U.R., Insect Play, Science Fiction, Gardening, Horticulture, Humor
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