The Great Dune Trilogy : Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune by Herbert, Frank - 1979

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The classic Dune trilogy, one of the most influential SF series ever written'I know nothing comparable to it except The Lord of the Rings' Arthur C Clarke

ORION PUBLISHING GROUP. Paperback. New.

ORION PUBLISHING GROUP. Paperback. New.

Orion Publishing Co, 0000-00-00. New Ed. paperback. Used:Good.

Hardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The classic Dune trilogy, one of the most influential SF series ever written, recently having been adapted into a blockbuster Oscar-nominated film, in a lavish gift hardback for collectors everywhere.

Orion Publishing Co, 0000-00-00. New Ed. paperback. Used: Good.

London: Gollancz, 1979. 910pp; map to rear; contains: Dune, Dune Messiah & Children of Dune; blue/black covers with light edgewear, bits of foxing to page edges.. Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Gollancz, 2018. Hardcover. New. 912 pages. 9.30x6.10x2.40 inches.

Trade Paperback. Publisher: Orion Publishing Group | 2005 | Trade Paperback | 912 p. | This book is brand new. | Language: Engelska --- Information regarding the book: Herbert's evocative, epic tales are set on the desert planet Arrakis, the focus for a complex political and military struggle with galaxy-wide repercussions. Arrakis is the source of spice, a mind enhancing drug which makes interstellar travel possible; it is the most valuable substance in the galaxy. When Duke Atreides and his family take up court there, they fall into a trap set by the Duke's bitter rival, Baron Harkonnen. The Duke is poisoned, but his wife and her son Paul escape to the vast and arid deserts of Arrakis, which have given the planet its nickname of Dune. Paul and his mother join the Fremen, the Arrakis natives, ho have learnt to live in this harsh and complex ecosystem. But learning to survive is not enough - Paul's destiny was mapped out long ago and his mother is committed to seeing it fulfilled. | We have this book… Read More

London, England: London, UK: Heinemann / Octopus, 1984, 1st MOVIE TIE-IN Edition, First Printing , 1984. ----------( 1st Printing of the First Movie Tie-In Edition ) ----hardcover, a Near Fine example, the usual browning to the paper (I've never seen a copy that didn't have browned pages), very small nick at upper corner of about 23 pages (really very small -see scan ) --- in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, ---this is the 1st movie tie-in edition with scenes from the movie showing Sting, MacLachlan and Annis on the front panel, ---this volume contains the first three books in the DUNE series, ---as well there are the following APPENDICES: The Ecology of Dune; The Religion of Dune; Report on Bene Gesserit Motives and Purposes; The Almanak en-Ashraf (Selected Excerpts of the Noble Houses); Terminology of the Imperium, ---this Heinemann / Octopus omnibus is the 1st movie tie-in but was preceded by a Gollancz omnibus edition (NOT a movie tie-in ), ---at the time of publishing the DUNE… Read More

Stein & Day, New York, 1972 (Second Printing- first published 1971), 8vo., 383. quarter red cloth over green paper boards
Book has a rear lower bumped corner and a bump to lower front. There also is some soiling(red) to the front and rear boards. Internals very clean. Unclipped jacket has a "scrunch" with accompanying "waves" to the lower rear with a crease extending to the flap fold. (please see images).
Inv. # 63596 TG* bds 7/2023

binding generally clean, straight & tight. Internals are clean, though pages have darkened which is common enough with many of these UK titles due to the paper stock selected. Unclipped wrapper has rubbing/dust dulling but no tears, chips or creases.
11/2023

The Man Who Lost His Head. By Claire Huchet Bishop. Viking Press, Copyright Renewed 1970. 16th Impression thus. Exlib. VG/VG unclipped DJ. Original cover price $3.56. Wrap-around blue and white endpapers show a headless man walking past farm animals on his way to the fair to look for his head there. Pages are bright. Now protected in a mylar wrap. A fantasy illustrated by Robert McCloskey, author and illustrator of "Make Way For Ducklings". Summary: "A man wakes up to find that he has no head, so he goes looking for it." Hard title to find.

Kipling, Rudyard: The Elephant's Child, Just So Stories Series. 1942 First Edition Thus, Garden City Publishing. Beautifully illustrated by R.F. Rojankovsky. CHILDREN'S BOOK. Story Summary: "Because of his 'satiable curiosity' about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks." Used. VG condition/ No DJ included. Unpaged. 7 X 9 1/2

Little May and Her Friend Conscience. Used. Very Good+ Condition. RARE/SCARCE. ANTIQUARIAN CHILDREN'S BOOK. Thomas Nelson & Sons First Edition, 1876. Color front paper paste-down label is in good shape. Complete. Dark Blue, blind-stamped boards. Pocket-size. 70 pages plus adverts.

Jules Verne: Jules A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 1959 Dodd, Mead Science Fiction Book Club Edition. Special introduction by Arthur C. Clarke. USED. VG/G original red, black and white Jean Morton dust jacket. Spine of jacket is skinned by price label removal. Beige boards, red topstain, 226 pages, binding is tight. Plot summary:" In Jules Verne's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, a geology professor, Otto Lindenbrock, and his nephew Axel discover and decode an ancient document that purports to show that a dormant volcano holds a secret entrance to a series of caverns leading to a subterranean world at the earth's center. In the name of scientific discovery, they follow the instructions and undertake a hazardous journey deep within the earth..."

black cloth binding. First Printing. boards have light edgewear, corners curved in slightly. Unclipped wrapper has a 15 mm open tear on the front at the top, minor soiling. Overall, a very tidy copy of Russell's first novel.

Hulme, Keri: The Bone People. Louisiana State University Press, A tale of New Zealand. Stated United States First Edition, 1985. 450 pages, indexed. WINNER OF THE PEGASUS PRIZE FOR LITERATURE AND THE BOOKER PRIZE. Used. Very Good/Very Good unclipped original $17.95 dust jacket. Summary: "The Bone People, first published in 1984 by Spiral, New Zealand. About this book: The Bone People is an unusual story of love. It is unusual in the telling, the subject matter, and the form of love that the story depicts. This is in no way a romance; it is filled with violence, fear, and twisted emotions. At the story's core, however, are three people who struggle very hard to figure out what love is and how to find it. Hulme won New Zealand's Pegasus Prize for Literature (1984) for The Bone People. Then the book went on to win the prestigious Booker Prize (1985).

Hardcover, Books for Libraries Press, Freeport, New York. 139p.This 1971 edition reprinted from the 1929 Mandrake. Silver titles on spine, Book for Libraries emblem blind-stamped lower right front board. Front pastedown has ghost of a bookseller's sticker; rear pastedown shows what appears to be an Army/Navy surplus stamp in red. A few tiny dark marks near the blind stamp and some soiling to top rear board. Minor blemishes withstanding, this is a very nice, collectible copy.Inv. # 32586 bds 2022

First US Edition/Third Printing**. Binding is clean, straight & very tight. Some little shelf wear but corners are square. On the ffep there is a gift inscription - but no other markings detected. Unclipped wrapper has wear at spine head and tail, also at upper front flap fold. Rear flap fold has a crease. Reverse has minor soiling. No tears, chips, other creasing or tape repairs/re-enforcements.
Inv. # 63666 TSM* bds 9/2023