[This post, created on October 8, 2018, is very simple: It shows the cover of Ace Books’ 1969 edition of Frank Hebert’s Dune. I’ve updated it to include an image of artist John Schoenherr’s original cover art, which – naturally sans text and Ace Books logo – naturally gives a vivid impression of how Schoenherr’s use of diminutive, near-featureless figures (stylistically akin to Richard Powers) in a barren landscape of tans, blues, and dark grays, conveys the idea of “the desert” as being both a setting to and quiet protagonist of Herbert’s tale.]
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The cover as published…
…John Schoenherr’s original art, from Heritage Auctions. The original is described as “gouache and watercolor on board; 15.25 by 11 inches”.
References
Dune (publication history), at Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Dune (Ace Catalog Number 17620), at Internet Speculative Fiction Database
“Dune, paperback cover, 1965”, at Heritage Auctions
October 8, 2018