Children of Dune
by Herbert, Frank
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Seller
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Woodland Hills, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Berkley/Putnam. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1976. Third Printing. Hardcover. The third book in the acclaimed Dune series, near fine in near fine dust jacket, in fresh archival cover; some rubbing to jacket spine, faint soiling to pageblock edges else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket bearing an $8.95 price; a remarkably crisp fresh copy; stated third impression; photos on request; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
Synopsis
Children of Dune is a science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, third in a series of six novels set in the Dune universe. The novel was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1977. It was originally serialized in Analog Science Fiction and Fact in 1976, and was the last Dune novel to be serialized before book publication. The novels Dune Messiah and Children of Dune were adapted into a well-received mini-series entitled Frank Herbert's Children of Dune by the Sci-Fi Channel in 2003.
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Details
- Bookseller
- David Kaye Books & Memorabilia
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50580
- Title
- Children of Dune
- Author
- Herbert, Frank
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- Third Printing
- Publisher
- Berkley/Putnam
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science Fiction;
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About the Seller
David Kaye Books & Memorabilia
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Glossary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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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