Herbert, Frank (1965) ‘Dune’, UK first edition rebound in full leather

Frank Herbert (1965) ‘Dune‘, UK first edition, first printing, published by Victor Gollancz. Rebound in full leather with its colour reminiscent of sand dunes.

Condition: presenting in near fine condition. No bookplates, no previous owner’s scribbles; page block slightly darkened commensurate with age. Internally clean throughout with no foxing.

Dune remains the best science fiction novel of all time. It won the 1966 Hugo and Nebula Award. It has been described as the science fiction equivalent to Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ in fantasy in the book’s scope, depth, complexity and quality of writing. It has had a colossal influence on the sci-fi genre in literature and film. For exmaple, without ‘Dune’ ‘Star Wars’ would not have been made. ‘Dune’ has been adaped by David Lynch in 1984, and as a TV-mini series in 2000. An earlier attempt to film the source material by Alejandro Jodorowsky in the 1970s failed due to lack of finances. A star cast and the most creative team of that time had been working on the project and it bacame ‘the most influential film that was never made’. A new film adaptation is in the works by Canadian director Dennis Villeneuve who has made some outstanding science fiction fims in the past (‘Arrival’ and ‘Balde Runner 2049’), and so the hope remains that the new ‘Dune’ will live up to the quality of its source material.