London, Gollancz, 1966. First edition, first impression. Hardback. A very good copy in a good jacket. Some bumping to the extremities, cloth a little marked, block edges toned, and a few marks to the endpapers. Jacket is rubbed and nicked, with a few short tears and a little loss to the head of the spine. Evidence of old tape to the edges. Some bubbling to the laminate. A highlight of 20th century science fiction. The first title in Frank Herbert's enduringly popular space-opera was winner of the first ever Nebula Award (1965) and joint winner of the 1966 Hugo Award. It forms the basis for several film adaptations, most notably the 1984 box-office bomb written and directed by David Lynch (now with a cult following), and the 2021 critically acclaimed multi-award winning Denis Villeneuve directed picture starring Timoth?e Chalamet and Zendaya. Frank Herbert (1920-1986) is best-known of course for Dune and its sequels, which carry a good deal of world-building depth and is one of the true classics of the genre. [12072, Hyraxia Books].