Krakatit by Karel Capek (First Edition)
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Krakatit by Karel Capek (First Edition)
$100.00 USD
Krakatit by Karel Capek (First Edition)
Authors: Karel Capek
Location: London
Publisher: Geoffrey Bles
Date: 1925
Edition: First Edition
Features: First Edition. First Published October 1925 stated. Grey cloth with red lettering. 416 pages. Krakatit is a novel on the risks of the abuse of science for human gain. The hero is a chemist, Mr. Prokop, who is able to produce exceptionally powerful explosives. He calls it "Krakatit," after the Indonesian volcano Krakatoa. A special feature of Krakatit is that erupts seemingly without cause. After an accident in the laboratory, an exhausted Prokop tumbles into Prague when he meets Tomes, who takes him into his care.
Book Condition: Good+: Bumping and rubbing to corners and spine ends with sunning to spine. Plates and writing to front end pages.
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Authors: Karel Capek
Location: London
Publisher: Geoffrey Bles
Date: 1925
Edition: First Edition
Features: First Edition. First Published October 1925 stated. Grey cloth with red lettering. 416 pages. Krakatit is a novel on the risks of the abuse of science for human gain. The hero is a chemist, Mr. Prokop, who is able to produce exceptionally powerful explosives. He calls it "Krakatit," after the Indonesian volcano Krakatoa. A special feature of Krakatit is that erupts seemingly without cause. After an accident in the laboratory, an exhausted Prokop tumbles into Prague when he meets Tomes, who takes him into his care.
Book Condition: Good+: Bumping and rubbing to corners and spine ends with sunning to spine. Plates and writing to front end pages.
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