Chilton Book Company, 1965
First Edition, First Printing, FIRST STATE JACKET of DUNE by Frank Herbert, with the original first printing dust jacket, in the FIRST state (with four lines for the publisher on the rear flap). Near fine, crisp clean book with a stunning Near Fine dust jacket. Signed by Frank Herbert on a laid in signature. 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 condition with sharp corners, with one tiny tip bump, no edgewear but only to two very outer corner tips, and no edge bumps. Cloth is clean with some slight toning as common with this title. The binding is tight and square. The end papers are in clean with no owner names, bookplates, and no inscriptions. 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. A few spots of discoloration to the outer page block not affecting the internal pages. Signed by Frank Herbert on a laid in signature. Beautiful book, internally appearing as unread. Please see images.
The book comes with an unrestored First edition, First State dust jacket in stunning condition. The requisite 4 lines for the Chilton Books publisher’s address are present to the rear inside flap designating the true first edition, first state jacket for this title. The jacket presents in near fine condition, with strong vibrant colors, a very bright rear panel, and withOUT any of the more typical fading to the spine. The lower edge of both inside flaps have a faint ghosting line from an older style jacket protector, and two small paper scrapes from the likely removal of a bit of tape. Otherwise from just a touch of rubbing to the to the outer spine tips, the jacket has No rips, No chips, No stains, No fading, No rubbing, and No foxing. The jacket is complete and NOT price clipped and has a stated price of $5.95. Please see the many included images.
Frank Herbert’s Dune is the biggest-selling science fiction story of all time. Dune won the Nebula and Hugo awards, the two most prestigious science fiction prizes, although it was not an overnight commercial success. Its fanbase built through the 60s and 70s, circulating in squats, communes, labs and studios, anywhere where the idea of global transformation seemed attractive. Fifty years later it is considered by many to be the greatest novel in the SF canon, and has sold in millions around the world.
A very handsome, crisp copy of a scarce important book with a stunning near fine jacket. The book presents beautifully on the shelf.
