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First edition, first printing. Limited edition. Signed by the author. Publisher's original purple cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Issued without a dustwrapper. Housed in the original cloth slipcase. Frontispiece illustration by John Schoenherr. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm with just a little bumping at the spine tips, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents are a clean throughout and without previous owner's marks. Complete with the lightly rubbed, structurally sound slipcase. Issued on first publication in a limited edition of 1500 specially bound copies of which this example is numbered 620 and signed by Frank Herbert in black ink on the title page, as issued. The fifth and penultimate book in the author's multi-award-winning 'Dune' series. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

In Frank Herbert's seminal science fiction novel "Dune," the intricate tale unfolds across a distant future where noble families vie for control over the desert planet Arrakis, the only source of the highly coveted spice melange. The Atreides family, led by Duke Leto Atreides and his son Paul, assumes stewardship of Arrakis, navigating a perilous political landscape rife with treachery and ambition. As Paul adapts to the harsh desert environment, he encounters the Fremen, Arrakis's indigenous people, and discovers his latent abilities tied to their prophecy of a messianic figure known as the Kwisatz Haderach. Paul grapples with his destiny, mastering the complexities of politics, religion, and warfare while confronting personal struggles and ethical dilemmas. The novel explores themes of power, ecology, religion, and the human condition, set against a richly imagined backdrop of a desert planet teeming with political intrigue and mystical intrigue.