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Karel Capek (1890–1938) was an acclaimed Czech author of novels, plays, essays, political writings, and short stories. His works include R.U.R., the famous play in which Capek coined the word “robot.” Stephen Baxter is the author of several science-fiction works, including the Philip K. Dick Award–winning Vacuum Diagrams, and the coauthor, along with Arthur C. Clarke, of The Light of Other Days.
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THE ABSOLUTE AT LARGE
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Hardcover. Condition: VG+. Hardback in Very Good+ condition without dust jacket. Classics Of Science Fiction. 6 X 0.75 X 8.75 inches. 242 pages. Interior is clean and unmarked. Binding is tight and corners are sharp. Very little shelf wear. Quick shipping, excellent customer service. All books carefully packaged in boxes and ship with tracking information. Seller Inventory # 69119
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The Absolute at Large
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Hyperion Press, Inc., Westport, 1974
ISBN 10: 0883551047
ISBN 13: 9780883551042
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Reprint Edition. Westport: Hyperion Press, Inc., 1974. Originally published serially in 1922, this is a dystopian satire, with religious fervor somehow released by nuclear fission. Capek, a master of dystopia, eventually would write "War With the Newts," considered one of the greatest speculative fiction novels of the XXth Century. This is a Fine copy of a reprint of the 1927 Macmillan edition, part of the "Classics of Science Fiction" series. Gray cloth binding, decorated and lettered in black. Clean text; v, 242 pages. The Introduction is by William E. Harkins. No dustjacket; in an archival plastic protector. Reprint Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 003089
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