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R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots): A Play in Three Acts and an Epilogue

R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots): A Play in Three Acts and an Epilogue

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R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots): A Play in Three Acts and an Epilogue

by Capek, Karel; P. Selver [Translator]; Nigel Playfair [Stage Adapter]

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London: Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press, 1923. First British Edition. First British edition. 102, [1, ad], [1, blank] pp. Bound in publisher's black wraps lettered in red. Small chip in top of front wrap near head, else Near Fine with typical slip pasted over cast on copyright page and associated wrinkling. This sci-fi play is the origin of the word "robot," borrowed from the Czech word "robota," for forced labor.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots): A Play in Three Acts and an Epilogue
Author
Capek, Karel; P. Selver [Translator]; Nigel Playfair [Stage Adapter]
Book Condition
Used
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Edition
First British Edition
Publisher
Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1923
Keywords
science-fiction, sci-fi, robot, robots, Czech, drama, artificial intelligence, computers, computing

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