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Children of Dune
by Herbert, Frank
- Used
- fine
- Signed
- First
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon
Item Price:
£6,089.25
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About This Item
New York: Berkley Publishing Company distributed by G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1976. First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Signed by Frank Herbert on the front free endpaper and warmly inscribed to a former owner. Bound in publisher's full red cloth with spine lettered in gilt. Fine, in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with trivial wear at the extremities. The third of six titles in Herbert's classic Dune series, uncommon signed.
Synopsis
Children of Dune is a science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, third in a series of six novels set in the Dune universe. The novel was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1977. It was originally serialized in Analog Science Fiction and Fact in 1976, and was the last Dune novel to be serialized before book publication. The novels Dune Messiah and Children of Dune were adapted into a well-received mini-series entitled Frank Herbert's Children of Dune by the Sci-Fi Channel in 2003.
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Details
- book dealer
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller’s Inventory #
- 140941291
- Title
- Children of Dune
- Author
- Herbert, Frank
- Book condition
- second hand - Fine
- Jacket condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Berkley Publishing Company distributed by G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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Portland, Oregon
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About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- First Edition
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- inscribed
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- spine
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- Cloth
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB... [more]
- gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in... [more]
- fine
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- jacket
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