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See below our stock of C. S. Lewis First Editions, fine bindings, sets and other collectible material.
London: Oxford University Press, 1952. [Essays] FIRST EDITION, SECOND PRINTING. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[8]; 199; [1]. Publisher's red cloth lettered in gilt to spine with typographic dust-jacket. Previous owner's name in black ink to rear flyleaf, some light rolling to spine, price-clipped. Very good indeed. After the death of..... More
Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1936. [Literary criticism]. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 16cm), pp.viii; [2]; 278; [2]. Publisher's dark blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, lacking the scarce dust-jacket. Neat contemporary ownership to flyleaf. Internally bright and clean, slight lean to the textblock, edges rather toned. Cloth rubbed to..... More
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1947. [Essays] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (23 x 14cm), pp.220. Publisher's dark green cloth lettered in gilt to spine, typographic dust-jacket with printed price of 10s. 6d. to front flap. Previous owner's name in black ink to flyleaf, toning and spotting to flyleaves and preliminaries, rolling to spine..... More
London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1938; 1943; 1945. [Science Fiction] COMPLETE FIRST EDITIONS, First Impressions. Three volumes. Octavo (20 x 13 x 10cm), pp.xii; 264 [6]; pp.256; pp.476 [2]. Recently re-bound in green half morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles to spines, matching cloth over boards, and top edges..... More
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1962. [Literary Criticism and essays] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.211 [1]. Publisher's tan paper over boards with navy titles to spine and light blue endpapers. With the typographic dust-jacket designed by Michael Harvey, priced at 16s. Light spotting to edges, and some offsetting..... More
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1961. [Satirical religious letters] FIRST OMNIBUS EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.160. Publisher's grey cloth titled in red, typographic dust-jacket with printed price 12/6 to flap. Top edge red. Contents clean, no inscriptions, jacket bright and fresh with a little dustiness. A fine copy. A most superior..... More