Memorial Edition. Dune by Frank Herbert. Illustrated by John Schoenherr. Collector's Edition Bound in Genuine Leather. The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut. 1987.
A beautiful edition of Frank Herbert's Dune, and one of the rarest and most desirable editions from the Easton Press.
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Easton Press are a United States based publishing company who produce high quality books which are fully bound in real leather with all edges gilt. They use 22kt gold in their detailing and have many other luxurious features such as a silk page marker, pages sewn in not glued, acid-neutral paper, and often include original illustrations commisioned just for their editions (though not always). They predominantly publish classics and are best known for their '100 Greatest Books' series, but also publish other works such as science fiction, modern classics, americana, fine facsimile editions, deluxe limited editions, signed editions, etc.
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Size: 175 x 249 x 46 (approx.)
Condition:
[i-xxviii, 516pp., i-iii.]
Binding in fine condition. Small scratch to the side gilt page edge. Internally fine.
