Dune
by Frank Herbert
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Longmont, Colorado, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
The Easton Press, 1987. Collector's Edition - Memorial Edition. Illustrated by John Schoenherr. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Used - Near Fine condition. Gilt fore-edges show some very minor shelf wear. Binding and text block are tight and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Bound In full (genuine) leather with hubbed spines. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper with gilded edges. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints, and permanent satin ribbon marker. Photos are of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books.
An exquisite gift book.
Synopsis
The first in the epic science fiction series of the same name, Dune is set on the desert planet Arrakis, host to "the Spice" - the most important resource in the universe, needed for interplanetary travel and coveted for its effects on longevity and granting incredible psychic powers among humans. Amidst an intergalactic power struggle, would-be heir to the planet's stewardship Paul Atreides is cast out into the desert to die following a coup. Joining a group of zealots called the Fremen, Paul soon becomes considered their messiah - Mahdi - and recognizes in them a formidable fighting force with whom he can retake control of Arrakis. Dune won both the Hugo Award for Best Novel and the Nebula Award for Best Novel.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Barbed Wire Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M0098
- Title
- Dune
- Author
- Frank Herbert
- Illustrator
- John Schoenherr
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Memorial Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1987
- Pages
- 517
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Science fiction, classics, gift books, fantasy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Easton Press;
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- Fine
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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