Jun 21, 2012 - Sale 2282

Sale 2282 - Lot 178

Price Realized: $ 4,800
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000
HERBERT, FRANK. Dune. Thick 8vo, blue cloth stamped in white, edges toned as usual; small stain to outer portion of bottom edges, faint foxing to fore and top edges; dust jacket with design by John Schoenherr, folds a bit rubbed, slight loss at corners, 3-mm bump to rear flap else very attractive. Philadelphia: Chilton, 1965

Additional Details

first edition with herbert's scarce signature in black ink on title-page. The first novel to win both the Hugo and Nebula awards. The 200 Best Books #48--Pringle, Science Fiction. Dune was made into a feature film directed by David Lynch and filmed again as a SciFi Channel mini-series.