The spine has the barest hint of sunning that does not affect the title colours, and has delaminated to the top 2mm. The front panel has couple of creases, and handling marks.

Jacket generally has edge wear and some light creasing. Bumped to head and foot of spine, very good condition. Feels well and firmly bound, lightly read. Text block foreedge and bottom edge are have a touch of toning pretty much off white with some moderate spotting. Boards clean, with bumped foreedge corners, title gilt perfect. But it is probably the Dune world itself, with its giant sandworms and fierce natives, that will remain most of all in the readers mind long after the book is finished:- (original cost unmarked). The story of a future galactic empire dominated by a vast treacherous desert world, and of Paul Atreides - prince turned revolutionary leader, reluctant messiah to a fanatical religious movement, father of Leto and Ghanima who succeed him after his apparent death - is full of high drama, intrigue and epic sweep. Protected by new Brodart jacket cover:- Contents: Dune / Dune Messiah / Children Of Dune:- Synopsis: Frank Herbert's three famous novels 'Dune', 'Dune Messiah' and 'Children Of Dune', have been hailed as collectively three of the finest achievements of post-war science fiction. 1st printing of 1979 BCA edition (CN 2844). © 1979: An omnibus of the 1st 3 novels in the 'Dune' series of books. Condition: Near Fine: Small signs of wear. But learning to survive is not enough - Paul's destiny was mapped out long ago and his mother is committed to seeing it fulfilled. Paul and his mother join the Fremen, the Arrakis natives, who have learnt to live in this harsh and complex ecosystem. The Duke is poisoned, but his wife and her son Paul escape to the vast and arid deserts of Arrakis, which have given the planet its nickname of Dune. When Duke Atreides and his family take up court there, they fall into a trap set by the Duke's bitter rival, Baron Harkonnen. Arrakis is the source of spice, a mind-enhancing drug which makes interstellar travel possible it is the most valuable substance in the galaxy.

This is another paragraph Book Description: Herbert's evocative, epic tales are set on the desert planet Arrakis, the focus for a complex political and military struggle with galaxy-wide repercussions.

912pp including Terminology of the Imperium, cartographic notes for map. The book is new with a small ink mark on the outer edges of the pages. Pictorial hardback (gilt illustration on the front cover and spine, small dent on the edges of the cover) in mint condition, no Dj cover as issued. First edition-10th printing of this new edition (9 10).

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