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

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

Published by Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press, London, 1923

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

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Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press, London

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1923

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First British Edition.

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