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Sale 472: Rare Books & Manuscripts (Monday after S.F. Book Fair) (#472) 02/06/2012 11:00 AM PST Closed
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Lot #100 Dune

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$1,875

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

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Description

Title:

Dune

Author:

Herbert, Frank

Place Published:

Philadelphia/New York

Publisher:

Chilton Book Co.

Date Published:

[1965]

Description:

Blue-green cloth, spine lettered in white, pictorial jacket with color art on front and spine, map on rear, designed by John Schoenherr. First Edition, First printing.

The 1965 Nebula Award and 1966 Hugo Award winner; the first novel to win both awards. The first printing in the rare original dust jacket of this important sci-fi classic, with all the correct information on the copyright page. Jacket with the publisher's "$5.95" printed price present (also, 4 lines of publisher info. on bottom of rear flap). Basis for the David Lynch 1984 film starring Kyle MacLachlan, Max von Sydow and Sting. Currey, p.238; Pringle: Science Fiction: The 100 Best Books #48.

Condition:

Light wear to jacket edges; book sunned at edges and with minor wear, previous owner's name on front free endpaper, a few small spots of soiling to edges of page block; very good in a very good jacket.

Item#:

222919

Headline:

1st Edition of Frank Herbert's Dune in dj
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