CAPEK, KAREL. Bílá nemoc. Small 8vo, publisher's blue/grey cloth stamped in maroon and black, slight bow to front board, top-edges spotted; small rubber stamp to 4 preliminary leaves. First edition of Capek's play translated as "The White Disease." Signed by the author. It's immediate success led to seven editions being published within a year; this the true first. According to ABPC and The Rare Book Hub the first auction appearance. (Praha: F.R. Borovy, 1937)