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Herbert, Frank (1920-86). CHILDREN OF DUNE. Berkley Publishing Corporation, New York, 1976.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Inscribed by Frank Herbert to Portland, Oregon bookseller Chuck Garvin on the title page. Garvin and his partner, Jeff Levin, opened a book shop on Burnside Street in the late 1970s featuring a wide selection of science fiction and fantasy literature. The third in Herbert's Dune series of six novels. Nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1977, it was also the first hardcover best-seller ever in the science fiction field. Octavo: 444 p. Original rust cloth binding, with gilt titles. A bit of rubbing along the spine of the dust jacket; else very good or better.
Seller: johnson rare books & archives, ABAA, Covina, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$5500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, first printing. Signed by Frank Herbert on the front free endpaper and warmly inscribed to a former owner. Bound in publisher's full red cloth with spine lettered in gilt. Fine, in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with trivial wear at the extremities. The third of six titles in Herbert's classic Dune series, uncommon signed.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.