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1st Printing. Thick 8vo in black cloth backed grey boards, gilt lettering to spine, 411pp. Inscribed (to SF reviewer Richard Weilgosh) and signed by Frank Herbert on the title-page, with Weilgosh's small personal bookplate on the front paste-down end-paper (no other marks or inscriptions) CONDITION: An extremely well preserved almost AS NEW clearly unread copy (merest hint of tanning to leaves, minute crease to top corner tip of front cover) in an almost AS NEW price-clipped Dust Jacket (very faintly tanned, barely noticeable vertical crease to fore-edge of front inner flap, looks new in its removable transparent protector). An excellent copy ] __NOTE. Depending on destination, this item may require an extra payment for shipping insurance. If so, orders made by card will be completed only after you have approved the extra cost._ ._We Ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.

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.