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Dune "Unique...I know nothing comparable to it except Lord of the Rings." –Arthur C. Clarke FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY HERBERT on the title page. Published to almost immediate critical acclaim, “Dune won the two most prestigious science fiction awards, the Nebula Award from the Science Fiction Writers of America in 1965 and the Hugo Award from the World Science Fiction Convention in 1966” (ANB). Popular success was soon to follow as Dune “was translated into 14 languages and sold some 12 million copies, more than any other science-fiction book in history” (Britannica).
Philadelphia/New York: Chilton Books, 1965. Large octavo, original
cloth,
original dust jacket. Book fine, dust jacket fine with only a
hint of wear at spine edges. A fine copy, scarce signed. $12,500.
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HERBERT,
FRANK.