As many of you know, Dune was serialized before it was put between covers by Chilton. The first part of the story — "Dune World" — appeared in three installments in Analog, beginning in December of 1963 and extending into the first two issues of 1964. At first glance, this appears to be nearly identical to the Dune novel that was eventually read by millions, although I have not attempted to do a line-by-line comparison. I can say that many of my favorite passages appear to be word-for-word identical so far (I'm currently reading these issues, trying to get a feel for what it must have been like to actually be experiencing these for the first time in the early '60s).
I've included some photos below. I apologize for the poor lighting; my house faces west, so I don't get good light until the late afternoon. From top to bottom, the photos are:
1. The December 1963 cover;
2. The splash page;
3. An interior illustration;
4. All three issues.
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