The 'Dune' trilogy, all US first editions, all signed by the author: 'Dune'; 'Dune Messiah'; and 'Children of Dune'

Herbert, Frank

Published by Chilton Company; and Putnam, 1965

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Frank Herbert (1965 76) Dune trilogy, US first editions, first printings, published by Chilton Company ( Dune ) and Putnam ( Dune Messiah ; and Children of Dune ). Each volume is signed by author Frank Herbert. The trilogy set consists of: 1) Dune (1965), published by Chilton Company. Signed on the title page without personaliasation. Condition of Dune : a fine copy in a near fine and correct first state dust jacket. There are no previous owners scribbles inside the book, no bookplates, no stamps of any sorts. Internally clean and unread. The lettering on the spine is vibrant and not rubbed out. The original blue cloth boards are vibrant in colour and clean throughout clean as in spotless. No foxing. The dust jacket is the correct first state specimen with the correct USD 5.95 price and the four line Chilton address on the bottom of the rear flap as called for. NOT restored. NOT colour faded on the spine. Very slight edge wear to the spine tip folds as shows. As dust jacket examples of this title go this is in as good as it gets condition. 2) Dune Messiah (1969), published by G.P. Putnam s Sons. Signed on the title page without personaliasation. Condition of Dune Messiah : a near fine copy in near fine dust jacket. No previous owners scribbles, no names, no bookplates, no stamps. A triffle of rubbing at the bottom edge of the board probably from sliding in and out of a shelf. Minuscule squash to top rear spine. Dust jacket is NOT pri clipped showing the USD 4.95 price as called for. Near fine with no tears and just a little bit of rubbing to edges as shown. 3) Children of Dune (1976), published by G.P. Putnam s Sons. Signed and inscribed by Herbert of the ffep: To andi Frank Herbert . Condition of Children of Dune : a fine copy without previous owners scribbles, no bookplates, no stamps. Bookseller prices in pencil (can be erased) on ffep. Clean throughout. near fine dust jacketfor the harshest of judges showing the correct USD 8.95 price. NOT faded on the spine as often seen. Tiny creases on edges of jacket s spine. The publication history of Dune has become legend. After researching sand dunes in Oregon Herbert conceived the idea to write the story. The novel was first serialised in ANALOG magazine from Decmber 1963 onwards as Dune World and Prophet of Dune . After 23 rejections by established publishers, Chilton Company, a car repair manual printing company, published the novel in October 1965. The print run was very low and about half of the initial run had to be discarded. Very few copies have survived in decent condition. Very rare to find the complete trilogy signed and in this outstanding condition. Dune remains the best science fiction novel of all time. It won the 1966 Hugo and Nebula Award. It has been described as the science fiction equivalent to Tolkien s The Lord of the Rings in fantasy in the book s scope, depth, complexity and quality of writing. It has had a colossal influence on the sci-fi genre in literature and film. For exmaple, without Dune Star Wars would not have been made. Dune has been adaped into film by David Lynch in 1984; and as a TV-mini series in 2000. An earlier attempt to film the source material by Alejandro Jodorowsky in the 1970s failed due to lack of finances. A star cast (Salvador Dali; Orson Welles) and the most creative team of that time (film score by Pink Floyd; conceptual art by H.R Giger; Jean Giraud and Chris Foss) had been working on the project and it became the most influential film that was never made . A new film adaptation by Canadian director Dennis Villeneuve who has made some outstanding science fiction films in the past ( Arrival and Blade Runner 2049 ) was released in 2021, and early 2024 in two parts to universal acclaim. We have more images upon request. Abebooks allows only five images to be uploaded. First and Fine. Seller Inventory # ABE-1719399652349

Bibliographic Details

Title: The 'Dune' trilogy, all US first editions, ...

Publisher: Chilton Company; and Putnam

Publication Date: 1965

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition