Capek, Karel
First editions and rare books by Karel Capek.
CAPEK, Karel.
Krakatit. 1925
£1,750
First UK edition, first impression. Uncommon in this condition. A fantasy centred on the invention of a new and catastrophically potent explosive.
Octavo. Original grey cloth, titles to upper board and spine in red. With the dust jacket. An exceptional copy in the dust jacket. Read more
CAPEK, Karel.
An Ordinary Life. 1936
£1,250
First English Edition, First Impression. Signed and dated by the author on the half title page and with the hand coloured bookplate of Vaclav Palivec, a relative of the author who...
Octavo. Original blue cloth, titles to upper board and spine in red, top edge stained blue. With the pictorial dust jacket. Some minor spotting to prelims, spine and... Read more
CAPEK, Karel.
Meteor. 1935
£425
First English language edition. First published in the Czech language as Povetron. Povetrum is the second part of a loose trilogy of novels by Capek also including Hordubal (1933)...
Octavo. Original blue cloth, spine and front side lettered and decorated in orange/red, purple top-stain, with dust jacket. Cotemporary ownership inscription to front... Read more
CAPEK, Karel.
War with the Newts. 1937
£125
First English edition. This was first published in Czech in 1936.
Original green cloth, titles to spine and front board in yellow. Some occasional light foxing, spine faded, a very good copy. Read more
CAPEK, Karel & Josef.
Adam the Creator. A Comedy in Six Scenes and an Epilogue. 1929
£85
First UK edition, first impression.
Octavo. Original red cloth backed marbled boards, printed paper label to spine. With the dust jacket. A little spotting to edges and rear endpapers. An excellent copy... Read more
