WAR WITH THE NEWTS
by Capek, Karel
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0425014045
- ISBN 13
- 9780425014042
- Seller
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Talent, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Berkley Publishing Corp., 1971. Second Berkley printing . Paperback. Near Fine. Jerome Podwil. Berkley book number S1404 with 75¢ cover price. Cover illustration by Jerome Podwil. "Remains the most effective of Capek's Works." Referenced in Barron; Anatomy of Wonder 4, 2-16. A near fine, bright copy.
Synopsis
War with the Newts (Válka s mloky in the original Czech), also translated as War with the Salamanders, is a 1936 satirical science fiction story by Czech author Karel Čapek. It concerns the discovery in the Pacific of a sea-dwelling race, the Newts, who are initially enslaved and exploited. They acquire human knowledge and rebel, leading to a global war for supremacy.
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- Bookseller
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37470
- Title
- WAR WITH THE NEWTS
- Author
- Capek, Karel
- Illustrator
- Jerome Podwil
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Berkley printing
- ISBN 10
- 0425014045
- ISBN 13
- 9780425014042
- Publisher
- Berkley Publishing Corp.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- Science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural
- Bookseller catalogs
- Paperback;
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Talent, Oregon
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