Karel Capek R.U.R RUR ROSSUM'S UNIVERSAL ROBOTS KOLEKTIVNí DRAMA O #143642

Description

R.U.R. [RUR]: Rossum's Universal Robots [Kolektivní drama o vstupní komedii a trech dejstvích] (Original script for the 1954 production of the 1920 play)
Author:
Karel Capek (playwright)
Title:
R.U.R. [RUR]: Rossum's Universal Robots [Kolektivní drama o vstupní komedii a trech dejstvích] (Original script for the 1954 production of the 1920 play)
Publication:
Prague: Ceskoslevenske Divadelni a Literarni Jednatelstvi, 1954
Description:
Draft script for a 1954 production of the play originally written in 1920 by Karel Capek, produced in Prague. Rubber stamped production No. 5460 on the front wrapper.
Issued by the Czechoslovak Theater and the original Prague literary agency for Capek's groundbreaking sci-fi play, the first fictional work to introduce the word "robot" and expand on the concept.
Mimeograph duplication, perfect bound in card wrappers. 82 pages, rectos only. Ownership inscription on the title page in pencil. A name underlined in the cast section. Mild wear at corners from use, pages lightly toned, otherwise supple and firm. Near Fine overall.
Seller ID:
143642
Subject:
Play Scripts, Science Fiction
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Baltimore, MD
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