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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, United States
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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
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140941291
- Title
- Children of Dune
- Author
- Herbert, Frank
- Book Condition
- Used - 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
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
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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- Cloth
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- G
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Inscribed
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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