New York, Doubleday, 1956. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A very good copy. Herbert's first novel. First published in Astounding the year before as Under Pressure. Signed by the author without inscription. Some rubbing, creasing and chipping to the jacket with a couple of short tears. A couple of nicks to the edges. Some rubbing to the board edges and dustiness to the top edge. Front endpaper creased with some offsetting. Cover art by Mel Hunter [10759, Hyraxia Books].