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Copy number 203 of 240 traycased copies - a fine copy, new and unread. Purchase of this edition entitles the owner to rights for the purchase of match-numbered copies in the continuing series. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Maud'dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family ? and would bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream. A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what is undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction. Production Details: An original introduction by Hugo and Nebula Award-Winning author David Brin. Over a dozen full-page illustrations by Richard A. Kirk, including a 2-page fold-out map and full-color wraparound dustjacket. Offset printed in two colors throughout, on custom-made 80# Mohawk Superfine paper. Oversized 7x10" pages, smyth sewing. Fine Hahnemuhle Bugra endpapers. Desert-colored paper made by hand by Zoe Goehring at Cave Paper specially for this edition, to cover the book's exterior. Full color dustjacket featuring gritty/sandpaper matte lamination. Enclosed in a handmade, cloth-covered, clamshell traycase, with French marbled paper interiors. 240 copies signed by Brin and Kirk.

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.