Dune by Frank Herbert, First Edition (89 results)

Hardcover. First edition, first printing. This is a notably clean signed first edition, first printing, in the first state dust jacket, housed in a custom Solander case. Condition is near fine. Herbert characteristically signed in black ink on the title page, crossing out his printed name and signing above, and at an angle consonant with, the slope of the stylized sand dune. First edition is so stated on the copyright page and first printing confirmed by copyright page content. The first issue dust jacket is confirmed by an intact "5.95" front flap price and the publisher information in four lines on the lower rear flap. The blue cloth binding is square and clean with sharp corners, no color shift, and bright white spine print. There is no appreciable wear and only trivial wrinkling to the spine ends. The contents remain bright with a crisp feel. We find no spotting, age-toning, or previous ownership marks other than the author's signature. Slight soiling does not significantly mar the otherwise white page edges. The illustrated dust jacket is clean and complete apart from fractional wear at the spine ends with trivial wear otherwise confined to the corners and front hinge. Color shift to the jacket spine is barely detectable, retaining clearly yellow color in the author's printed name and strong color in the wraparound illustration. The rear face map of Arrakis is unsoiled. The dust jacket is protected beneath a clear, removable, archival cover. The book is protected within a full tan-orange Morocco goatskin Solander. The Solander features twin blue Morocco spine labels, raised and gilt-framed spine bands, gilt-framed border rules on each cover, and a marbled paper lining. The Morocco and marbled paper hues were chosen to evoke the hues of Arrakis desert, Spice, and Fremen eyes. Condition of the Solander is pristine.More than half a century after it was published, Dune continues to be regarded among the greatest science fiction novels. The road to appreciation of Herbert's work was through a proverbial desert. Dune was long, complex, strange, and unprecedented and predictably rejected by more than 20 publishing houses before being improbably accepted by Chilton, a Philadelphia operation known for auto repair manuals and hobby magazines.Many writers take an odd, tortuous path to literary greatness. Frank Patrick Herbert, Jr. (1920-1986) proved the rule. Herbert had worked as a writer for more than two decades before Dune, but was "chronically broke" and had, at turns, tried his luck as a journalist, war photographer, and even as a Congressional speech writer. 1959 found a 40-year-old Herbert on the sand dunes near Florence, Oregon, researching a story about a U.S. Department of Agriculture program to stabilize the shifting sands. The Oregon dunes proved fertile ground for creative epiphany. "Herbert was a quintessential product of the libertarian culture of the Pacific coast, self-reliant and distrustful of centralized authority, yet with a mile-wide streak of utopian futurism and a concomitant willingness to experiment." Herbert's research into dunes became research into deserts and desert cultures, thence two short, serialized novels that he then re-worked into the single, giant epic that became Dune.Dune is speculative fiction in the fullest sense. In Dune, Herbert created a reality at once compellingly foreign and provocatively familiar in philosophical, political, and cultural strictures tightly woven by Herbert and then cathartically disrupted. Herbert populated this reality with characters personal enough for the reader to identify and invest, yet potent enough to serve as allegory. Dune was revolutionary, even within the genre. Classic science fiction elements of galactic empire and faster than light space travel interleave with Homeric tragedy, biblical exile, suffering, and revelation, mystic states of altered consciousness, ecological sustainability as an ethos, and socio-political tensions between order and anarchy, revolution and reconciliation. An unqu.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. DUNE, DUNE MESSIAH, CHILDREN OF DUNE, *SIGNED* FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, FIRST STATE SET OF BOOKS.STATED FIRST Edition, FIRST State, FIRST Printings of the Three Landmark Titles of Frank Herbert's Dune series, DUNE, DUNE MESSIAH, and CHILDREN OF DUNE A handsome fine/near fine set of the three books in the DUNE series, with a stunning presentation on the shelf. Perhaps the nicest copy of Dune and of the Dune Trilogy on the market. Each book is in beautiful fine/near fine clean, crisp condition with fine/near fine original FIRST STATE dust jackets. DUNE is signed on a laid-in signature by Frank Herbert "Frank Herbert". Details for each book are listed below by title. These represent all 3 of the scarce titles in the series, all in exceptional condition:. PLEASE INQUIRE FOR A DETAILED DESCRIPTION AND ADDITIONAL 28 IMAGES OF THE SET. . DUNE: First Edition, First State, First Printing of DUNE by Frank Herbert, with the very scarce First State dust jacket. A Fine/near fine condition book in a Fine/Near fine stunning dust jacket with the four lines for the publisher information on the rear flap. Part one of the Dune series (initially a trilogy), of one of the most significant science fiction novels of the 20th century. DUNE MESSIAH: First Edition, First printing Fine condition book in an unrestored Fine/near fine dust jacket. As called for there is no date on the title page other than the 1969 date, and the copyright page indicates no other editions. The book boards are a medium cafe brown color which was unique to the first edition, first printing as later printings and book club editions had black or red boards. The book was the second book of the original Dune Trilogy. This title has always been a fragile book due to the nature of the material used for the boards. CHILDREN OF DUNE: First Edition, First printing Fine condition book in a Fine/near fine dust jacket. As called for there is no date on the title page other than the 1976 date, and the copyright page indicates no other editions. PLEASE SEE OUR ABE STORE FOR OTHER LANDMARK SCIFI LISTINGS. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. A fantastic copy of the first edition, first printing. xxxvi, 412, [2] pp. Bound in publisher's blue cloth with spine lettered in white, patterned endpapers. Near Fine with edge toning to cloth and a scattering of tiny faint stains to upper edge of textblock. In a Near Fine correct, unsophisticated dust jacket with publisher's price intact, four lines of text at the bottom of the rear flap beginning with "Chilton Books," etc.; with light toning, more pronounced at spine and flap folds, and very light rubbing and edgewear. A beautiful copy, uncommon in such nice condition. The bestselling, award-winning science fiction epic inspired by the Oregon dunes. The novel in turn inspired multiple films as well as a series of novels by Herbert and his son. Increasingly scarce in the correct dust jacket, of which this is a remarkably good example.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing with the words "First Edition" printed on the copyright page. A beautiful copy SIGNED by Frank Herbert on a laid in signature. This ORIGINAL dustjacket is vibrant in color with NO chips or tears with minor wear. The book is bound in the publisher's blue cloth and is in excellent condition. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the books. A wonderful copy housed in a custom clamshell box. We buy Frank Herbert First Editions. Signed by Author(s).

Fine book, fine first state jacket, 4 line publishers info, terrific copy, tiny corner bumping, $5.95 price true first edition stated with correct copywrite info first printing.

Octavo, cloth. First edition. First novel in the Dune series, an immensely popular work which led to many sequels. "Politics and metaphysics are tightly bound into a remarkably detailed and coherent pattern; an imaginative tour de force . The series demonstrates how a good SF writer's ability to build a coherent and convincing hypothetical world can serve the purpose of making philosophical and sociological questions concrete; the series thus becomes a massive thought experiment in social philosophy ." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-524. "What, in its entirety, does the Dune saga represent? Nearly 2300 pages -- more than a million words. A saga covering some six thousand or so years. A cast of hundreds. Dune is, undoubtedly, an epic. In its own way it achieves what earlier models failed at. It is not merely the present retold as the future. It is much more than a power fantasy. Unlike E. E. 'Doc' Smith's Lensman universe, or Asimov's Foundation universe, it has depth as well as breadth. Unlike those earlier models it grasped the concept that the future would have different modes of behavior, different motivations to our own. For all its seemingly mediaeval setting, DUNE is a thoroughly futuristic novel. It transcends its ANALOG origins. The Dune sequence is not, in its totality, easy reading. Like the best of anything, it requires and rewards attention. It is not wholly successful, and the later volumes are, perhaps, over-cerebral, yet in its ambitious design the sequence does not fall short of its target. Its existence has influenced younger writers to attempt more complex schemes than they might otherwise have ventured upon. Bruce Sterling and Greg Bear are writers who can been seen to have benefitted from Herbert's trailblazing efforts. Many others would admit that Herbert's influence has added rigor to their work." - Aldiss and Wingrove, Trillion Year Spree, pp. 399-400. Winner of the 1965 Nebula and 1966 Hugo awards for best novel. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-524. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Books 48. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 647-58. A fine copy in very good first printing dust jacket (priced $5.95 on the front flap and four-line publisher's imprint on rear flap) with wear along the top and bottom edges with shallow loss at the upper fore-edge corner of the front panel, some rubbing along folds and mild dust soiling to rear panel. Quite a nice copy overall. (#172794).

First edition, first issue of DJ with $5.95 on front flap and four lines of publisher information on back flap. xxvi, 412, [1] pp. With the two-page map of Arrakis. 1 vols. 8vo. Originally published as in serial form in Analog magazine, it was later accepted by Sterling Lanier at Chilton, a publisher of auto repair manuals, and released at the very high price of $5.95. Because of this, the first printing did not sell well, but it slowly gained critical praise, including a letter from Arthur C. Clarke to Lanier that read: "Dune seems to me unique among modern science fiction novels in the depth of its characterization and the extraordinary detail of the world it creates. I know nothing comparable to it in science fiction or fantasy except The Lord of the Rings." It tied for the 1966 Hugo Award, and was the inaugural winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel. It is widely considered the best-selling science fiction book of all time, and is one of the earliest examples of climate fiction, popularizing the term "ecology" Currey, p.238; Pringle: Science Fiction: The 100 Best Books #48 Blue cloth, stamped in white on spine. Head bumped, some toning along top of boards. Very good plus, bright copy in very good dust jacket (small loss at head of spine panel and at top corners) xxvi, 412, [1] pp. With the two-page map of Arrakis. 1 vols. 8vo First edition, first issue of DJ with $5.95 on front flap and four lines of publisher information on back flap.

First British edition. First British edition, first printing. Signed by Frank Herbert on the title page, inscribed "For John[,] 9 June '81[,] Frank Herbert" with the author's printed name crossed out. viii, 430 pp. Bound in publisher's brown cloth with black spine lettering. Very Good, with some foxing to boards and edges, a few reading smudges, hinges starting with small crack in front gutter near head. In a Very Good dust jacket, typical laminate bubbling along gutters, small closed tear to front panel near upper outer corner, small chip at head, scratch to back panel, unclipped (30/- net). A signed copy of the bestselling, award-winning science-fiction epic inspired by the Oregon dunes. The novel in turn inspired multiple films as well as a series of novels by Herbert and his son.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING. Book is bright clean and tight in FINE condition. Signed boldly by author on title page," Frank Herbert". Shelf1043. DJ is bright, clean; has a very small amount of light rubbing at the corners and spine tips. Not a book club copy. No underlining, not ex library, not price clipped, not a remainder. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition First Printing.Bookplate label SIGNED by author Frank Herbert laid in. Stated First Edition .Ex library. Blue boards, correct original price on Dust Jacket but only two lines at bottom of rear DJ flap making it the second state of the Dust Jacket. The book is in Good Plus condition with 6 spots of tape residue on top edge and bottom edge of boards.Front gutter cracked and starting. Rear gutter repaired with two strips of library tape, beginning to peel. Taped card pocket on REP. Library name stamped on top edge, bottom edge, card pocket, and on FEP. Dust jacket is FINE condition with no tape marks and no residue. Not a book club ("Maud'Dib" in Table of Contents (instead of Muad Dib). Dust Jacket in new mylar.Shelf 331. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine +. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Stated, First Edition, fourth Printing. Book & DJ in Near Fine + condition (rubbing to bottom edge,DJ has very slight wear) bright clean square tight. A signed & inscribed First edition First printing copy with soiling to edges sold for $22,500 last month at PBA Auctions.Not exlibrary. Not a book club ("Maud'Dib" in Table of Contents (instead of Muad Dib). Shelf 314. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Stated, First Edition, Sixth Printing. Book & DJ in Near Fine + condition (rubbing to bottom edge, DJ has very slight wear) bright clean square tight.Faded streak down center of DJ spine about 3 inches by eighth inch. A signed & inscribed First edition First printing copy with soiling to edges sold for $22,500 last month at PBA Auctions.Not exlibrary. Not a book club ("Maud'Dib" in Table of Contents (instead of Muad Dib). Shelf 322.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine +. 1st Edition. First Edition,Bookplate label SIGNED by Frank Herbert laid in. Stated First Edition Fourth Printing. Book in Near Fine + condition bright clean square tight. No Dust Jacket. A signed & inscribed First edition First printing copy with soiling to edges sold for $22,500 last month at PBA Auctions. Not exlibrary. Not a book club ("Maud'Dib" in Table of Contents (instead of Muad Dib). Shelf 331. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Frank Herbert (1976) 'Children of Dune', US first edition, first printing published by Putnam. Signed and inscribed by the author in the month of publication on the front free endpaper: "To Dr Gordon Cohen | april '76 | Frank Herbert". Condition: a near fine book without any previous owner's scribbles, no bookplates, no stamps. The page block and boards are clean, the lettering on the spine vibrant. Feels unread. The light pushed to spine tip the only noteworthy flaw. The dust jacket with small chipping to spine ends and a little bleeding to foot of spine. Usual light creses and rubbing. Very good. The last book in the original seminal Dune trilogy which brought Herbert commercial success. First and Fine. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING. Near Fine hardcover book & Dust Jacket together with a paperback edition(the paperback is signed, not inscribed by the author on the title page).The hardcover is First Edition First issue dust jacket ($4.95). Bright clean square tight.Pages and book clean. Tanning strip to FFEP and RFEP. Very slight wear to DJ edges.Not a book club. No underlining.No highlighting. Not a remainder. Not exlibrary.Shelf329. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. FIRST. A VERY GOOD FIRST EDITON FIRST PRINTING IN DUST JACKET. SIGNED ON TITLE PAGE. dust jacket. First Edition, First Printing authentically SIGNED by Frank Herbert. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Frank Herbert (1976) 'Children of Dune', UK first edition, first printing, published by Victor Gollancz. Signed on the title page by Frank Herbert without personalisation. Condition: a near fine book without previous owner's scribbles. The spine tips are a little pushed. Otherwise a beautiful copy. The book is tight and square. The gilt on the spine is vibrant and NOT rubbed out. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped, faded on the spine where the blue colour has turned purplish. The Dune trilogy in science fiction has been compared to Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' in fantasy in its scope and world building. The British first edition of 'Children of Dune' is much scarcer than the US first edition, and seems to be even harder to find than the first UK edition of 'Dune'. Needless to say, signed copies are even harder to track down. First and Fine. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. First Edition, First PrintingÂA near fine first printing with a near fine dust jacket. Boldly signed by Frank Herbert in black felt tip on the title pageÂâFrank Herbertâ, and not inscribed to anyone. Original black quarter cloth and grey boards. Vibrant gilt titles to the spine. The book has sharp corners and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square and still snaps shut when opened. The end papers are clean with no owner names, no bookplates, and no inscriptions. The internal pages are clean, bright and flat with No marks, No stains, No writing, No handling marks, and No foxing. Internally appearing as unread! Boldly signed by Frank Herbert in black felt tip on the title pageÂâFrank Herbertâ, and not inscribed to anyone. The dust jacket is bright with vibrant colors, and still maintains a bright rear panel with but a small 1/2â intact tear with faint discoloration to the upper rear panel. Otherwise, the jacket has No rubbing no chips, no stains and no foxing. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of $12.95 Please see detailed images. Stunning, handsome jacket presenting the book beautifully on the shelf. Please see images. A very handsome example of this scarce, classic title in beautiful collectible condition. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our store for other landmark SciFi titles. .

HARDCOVER. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Thick 8vo in black cloth backed grey boards, gilt lettering to spine, 411pp. Inscribed (to SF reviewer Richard Weilgosh) and signed by Frank Herbert on the title-page, with Weilgosh's small personal bookplate on the front paste-down end-paper (no other marks or inscriptions) . [CONDITION: An extremely well preserved almost AS NEW clearly unread copy (merest hint of tanning to leaves, minute crease to top corner tip of front cover) in an almost AS NEW price-clipped Dust Jacket (very faintly tanned, barely noticeable vertical crease to fore-edge of front inner flap, looks new in its removable transparent protector). An excellent copy ] . . __NOTE. Depending on destination, this item may require an extra payment for shipping insurance. If so, orders made by card will be completed only after you have approved the extra cost . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. We're happy to combine shipping to save you some money. We're also always buying collectible book collections. Contact us for details. We're happy to provide pictures of any and all books for you, please just ask! Signed American first edition, first printing. Signed on title page by author. Front of jacket has two 1/4" tears. Very minor wear to edges and corners of jacket. Jacket is NOT price clipped. Covers are clean and bright. Edges are sharp. No tears or creases. The book itself is in Near Fine condition. The binding is straight and tight. NO remainder mark. Previous owners name stamped on front end page. Signed.

First edition, first printing. Limited edition. Signed by the author. Publisher's original brick red cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Issued without a dustwrapper. Housed in the original cloth slipcase. Frontispiece illustration by John Schoenherr. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm with just a little bumping at the spine tips, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents are a clean throughout and without previous owner's marks. Complete with the lightly rubbed, structurally sound slipcase. Issued on first publication in a limited edition of 750 specially bound copies. This example is out of series and therefore not numbered, but is signed by Frank Herbert on the half title, as issued. The sixth and final book in the author's multi-award-winning 'Dune' series. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation distributed by G. P Putnam's Sons, New York. 1976. 444 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (small triangular chip present to the rear panel). Bound in red cloth with titles present to the spine. Boards lightly rubbed and worn. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid. The Children of Dune are twin siblings Leto and Ghanima Atreides, whose father, the Emperor Paul Muad'Dib, disappeared in the desert wastelands of Arrakis nine years ago. Like their father, the twins possess supernormal abilitiesmaking them valuable to their manipulative aunt Alia, who rules the Empire in the name of House Atreides. Facing treason and rebellion on two fronts, Alia's rule is not absolute. The displaced House Corrino is plotting to regain the throne while the fanatical Fremen are being provoked into open revolt by the enigmatic figure known only as The Preacher. Alia believes that by obtaining the secrets of the twins' prophetic visions, she can maintain control over her dynasty. But Leto and Ghanima have their own plans for their visionsand their destinies. EB; Dune Chronicles, Book 3; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 444 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 480 pages. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6") bound in original publisher's quarter gold cloth with gilt lettering to spine over beige boards in original pictorial jacket. Jacket design by Abe Echevarria. Signed by the author. First edition. Heretics of Dune is the 5th book in the series. For the first printing ISBN 0-399-12898-0 which is printed on the copyright page and on the back of the DJ. It's also on the front DJ on the flap along with a $16.95 price and the number 8404 on the bottom and the 1984 copyright year. Heretics of Dune is a 1984 science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, the fifth in his Dune series of six novels. It was ranked as the No. 13 hardcover fiction best seller of 1984 by The New York Times. Fifteen hundred years have passed since the 3,500-year reign of the God Emperor Leto II Atreides ended with his assassination; humanity is firmly on the Golden Path, Leto's plan to save humanity from destruction. By crushing the aspirations of humans for over three thousand years, Leto caused the Scattering, an explosion of humanity into the rest of the universe upon his death. Now, some of those who went out into the universe are coming back, bent on conquest. Only the Bene Gesserit perceive the Golden Path and are therefore faced with a choice: keep to their traditional role of hidden manipulators who quietly ease tensions and guide human progress while struggling for their own survival, or embrace the Golden Path and push humanity onward into a new future where humans are free from the threat of extinction. Condition: Signed on the title page by Frank Herbert. Jacket with general light wear else very good in like jacket. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. First UK edition, first printing. Publisher's green boards with titles in gilt on spine; purple dust jacket with wraparound illustration. About fine book with light soiling to top and bottom of front board and some foxing to text block edges; about fine dust jacket, purple color has faded to pink on spine and top of rear panel. An excellent and sturdy copy. Children of Dune, the third book in the acclaimed Dune series, picks up the story nine years after the emperor Paul Atreides disappeared in the deserts of Arrakis. Paul's sister, Alia, sits as regent on the throne, but her position is threatened by rebellious forces and her own deteriorating mental health. Meanwhile, Paul's young twins, Leto II and Ghanima, both of whom have supernatural abilities, attempt to navigate the dangerous political landscape and bring about their plans for the betterment of the empire. Children of Dune was the first hardcover bestseller in the science fiction genre and was nominated for a Hugo Award in 1977. Originally released as a five-part serial in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, it was the last Dune novel that was initially serialized. Upon release of the book, Publisher's Weekly wrote, "Ranging from palace intrigue and desert chases to religious speculation and confrontations with the supreme intelligence of the universe, there is something here for all science fiction fans.".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 411 pages. Octavo (9 3/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's quarter black cloth with gilt lettering to spine over grey boards in original pictorial jacket. The jacket is designed by Brad Holland. Inscribed by the author. First edition. God Emperor of Dune is the fourth book in the Dune series which starts the second trilogy. This is a first edition, first printing which is a hardcover with a black spine and dark gray boards. On the jacket price $12.95, the number 8105 on the bottom left and "SBN 399-12593-0" on the bottom right of the front flap. On the copyright page, ISBN 0-399-12593-0, and the 1981 copyright year with no other printings. Inscribed by Frank Herber on the title with his name marked through by him. In God Emperor of Dune, Frank Herbert analyzes the cyclical patterns of human society, as well as humanity's evolutionary drives. Using his ancestral memories, Leto II has knowledge of the entirety of human history and is able to recall the effects and patterns of tyrannical institutions, from the Babylonian empire through the Jesuits on ancient Earth, and thus builds an empire existing as a complete nexus encompassing all these methods. This galactic empire differs from the historical tyrants in that it is deliberately designed to end in destruction, and is only instituted in the first place as part of a plan to rescue humanity from an absolute destruction which Leto II has foreseen through his oracular visions. Leto II personally explores the emergent effects of civilization, noting that most hierarchical structures are remnants of evolutionary urges toward safety. Thus, by forming a perfectly safe and stable empire, Leto II delivers a message to be felt throughout history. Condition:: Signed and inscribed "For Jodi" on the title page by Frank Herbert. Back head corners gently bumped, a few spots to rear endpapers, bookplate to front pastedown, a bit of soiling to edges. Jacket light edge wear with a few minuscule chips or tears, some sunning to spine else very good in a better than very good jacket. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. First Edition. One of 750 signed and numbered copies of the fourth book in the Dune series. Herbert died in 1986 and books signed by him are much less common than the popularity of his books would suggest. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy bound in black cloth that is very lightly scuffed and housed in a black cloth slipcase that is near fine to fine. A tad musty, if one is being picky. This is copy 542 of 750 signed on a tipped in limitation page. A nice signed edition of an SF classic.

First UK edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original burgundy cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Peter Goodfellow illustrated dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm with a touch of bumping to the spine tips and corners, the cloth and gilt bright and fresh. The contents, toned to the paper stock as always (but without the heavy spotting usually encountered with this title) are otherwise clean throughout and without previous owner's marks. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased dustwrapper that remains without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£8.95 net to the lower front flap). Inscribed by the author in black ink on the title page "For R [crossed out] Pat / my error (F.H.) / Frank Herbert". The sixth and final book in the author's multi-award-winning 'Dune' series. (Hubin). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

First UK edition, first printing. Original beige cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A very good copy, the binding square and firm, the spine tips with some bumping, the cloth with a few light marks to the upper board and the boards slightly toned at the extremities. There is some spotting to the closed text block edge and prelims, slight offsetting to the endpapers and a spot to the margins of pages 322-324, the contents are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed, nicked and creased, price-clipped dustwrapper that is a little faded at the spine (although less so than usual) and is otherwise without loss or tears. The third title in Frank Herbert's enduringly popular space-opera, the 'Dune' series. The series formed the basis for the 1984 film 'Dune' directed by David Lynch and starring Kyle MacLachlan and Patrick Stewart, and more recently 'Dune' (2021) and 'Dune: Part Two' (2024), directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 5.5 x 8.75in. 411pp. Publisher's quarter cloth over paper-covered boards. Signed and briefly inscribed by the author on the title page. Includes the Kroch and Brentano's notice advertising Herbert's signing at their Chicago location. NEAR FINE in Very Good dust jacket protected in a removable archival cover. The book itself shows the slightest shelf rubbing of the bottom edge, light offset browning of the title and opposing page from the laid in signing advertisement, otherwise remains Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows the slightest hint of shelf rubbing, spine ever so slightly misaligned, a barely perceptible spot of discoloration at the spine, otherwise is not price or date clipped remaining bright, colorful, and distinct. As pictured.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Richard A. Kirk (illustrator). First Edition/First Printing. An original introduction by Hugo and Nebula Award-Winning author David Brin. Over a dozen full-page illustrations by Richard A. Kirk, including a 2-page fold-out map and full-color wraparound dustjacket. Offset printed in two colors throughout, on custom-made 80# Mohawk Superfine paper. Oversized 7x10" pages, smyth sewing. Fine Hahnemuhle Bugra endpapers. Desert-colored paper made by hand by Zoe Goehring at Cave Paper specially for this edition, to cover the book's exterior. Full color dustjacket featuring gritty/sandpaper matte lamination. Enclosed in a handmade, cloth-covered, clamshell traycase, with leather label on spine and the interior lined with French marbled paper. Only 250 copies will be produced: 240 signed by Brin and Kirk. A truly beautiful book. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY. Signed Copy. Book.