THE DUNE TRILOGY (FIRST STATE: DUNE, DUNE MESSIAH, CHILDREN OF DUNE)

FRANK HERBERT

Edité par Chilton Books, 1965

ÂCHILTON BOOK COMPANY 1965 G.P. PUTNAM'S SONS, NEW YORK, 1969 G.P. PUTNAM'S SONS, NEW YORK, 1976 ÂSTATED FIRST Edition, FIRST State, FIRST Printings of the Three Landmark Titles of Frank Herbertâ s Dune series, DUNE, DUNE MESSIAH, and CHILDREN OF DUNEÂA handsome fine/near fine set of the three books in the DUNE series, with a stunning presentation on the shelf. Perhaps the nicest copy of Dune and of the Dune Trilogy on the market. Each book is in beautiful fine/near fine clean, crisp condition with fine/near fine original FIRST STATE dust jackets. DUNE is signed on a laid-in signature by Frank HerbertÂâ Frank Herbertâ . Details for each book are listed below by title. These represent all 3 of the scarce titles in the series, all in exceptional condition: DUNE: First Edition, First State, First PrintingÂof DUNE by Frank Herbert, with the very scarce First State dust jacket. A Fine condition book in a Fine condition stunning dust jacket with the four lines for the publisher information on the rear flap. Part one of the Dune series (initially a trilogy), of one of the most significant science fiction novels of the 20th century. Original blue cloth boards with white titles to spine. The book is in beautiful fine condition with vibrant blue clean cloth, sharp corners with but one small tip bump, and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. The end papers are in perfect condition being clean and bright with no owner names, no inscriptions, no bookplates, and no bookstore stamps. The internal pages are very crisp, clean, bright, flat and still stiff with no marks, no writing, no stains, no bent pages and no foxing. The outer page block is bright. Beautiful book, internally appearing as unread. DUNE is signed on a laid-in signature by Frank HerbertÂâ Frank Herbertâ . Please see images. The book comes with the First edition, First State dust jacket in fine condition. The requisite 4 lines for the Chilton Books publisherâ s address are present to the rear inside flap designating the true FIRST edition, FIRST STATE jacket for this title. The jacket has benefited from some very very slight restoration by an expert paper conservator to the outer spine tips, and as such presents as a fine example. The jacket has strong vibrant colors to the front and spine, and the rear panel is unusually bright. The jacket has No rips, No chips, No stains, No fading, No edgewear, and No foxing. The jacket is complete and NOT price clipped and has a stated price of $5.95. Lovely first state jacket! Please see the many included images. DUNE MESSIAH: First Edition, First printingÂFine condition book in an unrestored Fine/near fine dust jacket. As called for there is no date on the title page other than the 1969 date, and the copyright page indicates no other editions. The book boards are a medium cafe brown color which was unique to the first edition, first printing as later printings and book club editions had black or red boards. The book was the second book of the original Dune Trilogy. This title has always been a fragile book due to the nature of the material used for the boards. Clean, crisp brown paper boards with unfaded black titles to Front and Spine. Stunning condition book, with the boards still having their vibrant original sheen. The book has sharp corners and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. The end papers are clean and bright, and have no owner names, no book plates, no inscriptions and no bookstore stamps. The internal pages are crisp, clean, bright and flat with no marks, no stains, no writing, no bent pages, and no foxing. The outer page block is bright. Beautiful clean, crisp book internally appearing as unread! Please see detailed images. The bright unrestored original dust jacket presents as a fine/near fine example with but a few bits of tiny spotting to the rear panel. The jacket has strong vibrant colors with NONE of the typical fading to the spine. The jacket has no rips, no chips, no edgewear, no fading, no r. N° de réf. du vendeur 002191

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : THE DUNE TRILOGY (FIRST STATE: DUNE, DUNE ...
Éditeur : Chilton Books
Date d'édition : 1965
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Fine
Etat de la jaquette : Fine
Signé : Signé par l'auteur
Edition : 1st Edition.