HERBERT, Frank (1920-1986). Dune. Philadelphia: Chilton Books, [1965]. 8vo. 413, [1, blank pp. Publisher's full turquoise cloth, spine stamped in white, publisher's first issue unclipped dust jacket ("$5.95" and with the 4-line publisher's statement at the bottom of the rear jacket flap. THE FIRST EDITION OF THIS LANDMARK SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL, IN THE FIRST ISSUE DUST JACKET. The basis for numerous film and television adaptations.
Condition
Cloth boards soiled and with tape residue, spine toned, some edgewear to boards and spine, front board bumped near lower joint, endleaves scuffed and lightly soiled, faint tape residue to rear endleaves, text and edge of text block intermittently soiled, a few gutters overopened, recto of rfep with faint inkstamps (most likely library), skewed; jacket spine with later label just above "Chilton" (this is most likely a library label with a rocket/atom motif), jacket generally toned, lightly creased, soiled, with a few marginal chips or creased tears (tears are mostly at bottom). Good.
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