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Dune: House Atreides
by Herbert, Brian; Anderson, Kevin J
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0553110616
- ISBN 13
- 9780553110616
- Seller
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Charlotte Hall, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Bantam Dell Pub Group, 1999. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A prequel to Frank Herbert's classic, award-winning Dune saga. First printing with correct full number line sequence. This is a beautiful, exceptionally clean and apparently unread copy with no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Not an ex-library copy. Spine is tight and crisp. Corners are square, and the boards are flat and true. Dust jacket is not price-clipped and shows minimal wear/scuffing. The lower portion of the back cover and the lower right corner of the rear flap do show some puckering. The top edges of the jacket flaps are also very, very slightly browned. This highly collectible, near fine/near fine, first edition/first printing copy is protected with an archival mylar dust jacket cover. Satisfaction guaranteed!
Synopsis
Brian Herbert, the son of Frank Herbert, is the author of numerous acclaimed science fiction novels, including Sidney’s Comet ; Sudanna, Sudanna ; Prisoners of Arionn ; The Race for God (a Nebula Award nominee); and Man of Two Worlds (written with Frank Herbert). He has also written Dreamer of Dune , a comprehensive biography of his illustrious father. Kevin J. Anderson has written twenty-six national bestsellers and has been nominated for the Nebula Award , the Bram Stoker Award , and the SFC Reader’s Choice Award . He also set the Guinness world record for “Largest Single-Author Book Signing.”
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- rarefirstscom
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000514
- Title
- Dune: House Atreides
- Author
- Herbert, Brian; Anderson, Kevin J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0553110616
- ISBN 13
- 9780553110616
- Publisher
- Bantam Dell Pub Group
- Place of Publication
- Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1999
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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