London: Geoffrey Bles. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Rubbing and toning overall, slight lean, a small stain to the page-fore edges, heavy wear to gilt lettering on spine, brief bumps to spine ends, cracked back hinge, and notes in pencil on the back endpaper. Photos on request. International shipping billed at cost. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 224 pages .

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Bookseller: Boards and Wraps (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 87487
Title: Surprised by Joy The Shape of My Early Life
Author: C.S. Lewis
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Geoffrey Bles
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1955

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Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Bumps: Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...