Dune by Herbert, Frank - 1965

Chilton, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First novel in the Dune series. Winner of the 1965 Nebula and 1966 Hugo awards for best novel. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-207. Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Books 48. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 647-58. A fine copy in near fine first printing dust jacket (priced $5.95 on front flap). First Edition stated on the copyright page and the first issue price on the dust jacket. Included with this are fine first printings of the other 5 Dune books written by Frank Herbert in the series, including Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, Heretics of Dune, and Chapterhouse: Dune. The last three books in the series are also signed by Herbert. The first book is housed in a custom-made collector's clamshell case with a leather spine and gold gilt lettering and decoration on the spine. Altogether, 6 books, all first printings, all fine, three of them signed.