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London: Geoffrey Bles, 1950. twenty first edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Twenty first edition. Black cloth boards with silver text on spine. 160 pp. Dust wrapper has dark blue front with white text. The spine and back are white with dark blue text. The book is very near fine with just a bit of age toning to the pages. The dust wrapper has two large triangular chips on the front and sunning to the spine. The book is signed by Lewis on the first front end paper. Full refund if not satisfied.

London: Geoffrey Bles, 1942. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. (London: Geoffrey Bles 1942). First UK Edition. Publisher's black boards with paper label to the spine. A VG copy with no inscriptions with an attractive former owner's book-plate to the verso of the front free end-paper. The paper label the spine is is very slightly chipped and darkened from cream to brown. The bottom right hand corner of the front free end-paper has minor surface rubbing which is likely a production fault In the RARE VG D/W priced 5s net to the inside flap (as called for). The D/W is the correct first issue with the reference to "THE PROBLEM OF PAIN" to the front cover. The D/W has a slither of loss to the head and tail of the spine (not affecting any lettering) and a couple of brown splashes to the front panel and one to the spine. The fragile D/W has none of the usual tears customarily seen. Photographs/scans available upon request.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1943. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing of the North American Edition, published the year after Geoffrey Bles and with all requisite criteria as called for by Brown in his 'In Pursuit of C.S. Lewis: Adventures in Collecting His Works.' 8vo. 160pp. Publisher's dark maroon cloth. VERY GOOD in Very Good dust jacket protected in a removable mylar cover. The book itself shows some very light rubbing at the bottommost of the front board, endpapers and paste-downs with even, natural and light toning, former owner name neatly on the endpaper, otherwise the binding is strong and tight, the text is clean and unmarked, and the boards are bright and colorful. The dust jacket shows some rubbing at the edges with small chips, the occasional light blemish, spine ever so slightly toned, otherwise remains bright and distinct, retaining the original price of $1.50. As pictured.

London: Geoffrey Bles, 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Very Good/No Jacket.

London: Geoffrey Bles, 1942. 1st (2nd printing). hardback. Near fine, 1st edition (2nd printing one month later), missing d/j, black boards, titling on spine plate a little soiled; text block firm, unmarked pages tight and crisp.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). A milestone in the history of popular theology, ÔThe Screwtape LettersÕ is an iconic classic on spiritual warfare and the power of the devil. This profound and striking narrative takes the form of a series of letters from Screwtape, a devil high in the Infernal Civil Service, to his nephew Wormwood, a junior colleague engaged in his first mission on earth trying to secure the damnation of a young man who has just become a Christian. Although the young man initially looks to be a willing victim, he changes his ways and is ÔlostÕ to the young devil. Dedicated to LewisÕs friend and colleague J.R.R. Tolkien, ÔThe Screwtape LettersÕ is a timeless classic on spiritual conflict and the invisible realities which are part of our religious experience.

NY: The MacMillan Company. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1943. First Edition; Ninth Printing. Hardcover. Endpapers and edges of pages foxed. Ink name on front endpaper. DJ soiled and worn, with large tear in center of spine, smaller tear at foot of spine, and top 3/4" of spine missing. Creased on rear; other small chips and tears. DJ now in protective mylar cover. .

London: Geoffrey Bles: The Centenary Press. The first printing of the first edition of this book was published in February 1942. This copy is the eighth printing of the first edition in August of the same year. Stated on the verso of the title page: Reprinted with some alterations by kind permission of "The Guardian". 160pp; numbering commencing at page nine. Black covers, paper label on the spine, no inscriptions or foxing, natural paper ageing only. The dust jacket with black lettering and red borders and blurbs on the front cover is not price clipped; some wear at the extremities and small losses to the spine. Early copies of this book with the dust jacket are not easy to find because of the flimsy and brittle nature of the jacket, printed during wartime restrictions on paper. This one is now protected by a removable cover; small sections of the back have been professionally reinforced with rice paper ( a reversible process). Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and… Read more

London: Geoffrey Bles, 1942. 1st (8th printing). hardback. Very good, 1st edition (8th in Aug after 1st in Feb with slight alterations), no d/j, black boards good, titling on spine plate soiled; text block firm, unmarked pages tight and crisp, with only slight foxing. Two owners' inscriptions on ffep.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). A milestone in the history of popular theology, ÔThe Screwtape LettersÕ is an iconic classic on spiritual warfare and the power of the devil. This profound and striking narrative takes the form of a series of letters from Screwtape, a devil high in the Infernal Civil Service, to his nephew Wormwood, a junior colleague engaged in his first mission on earth trying to secure the damnation of a young man who has just become a Christian. Although the young man initially looks to be a willing victim, he changes his ways and is ÔlostÕ to the young devil. Dedicated to LewisÕs friend and colleague J.R.R. Tolkien, ÔThe Screwtape LettersÕ is a timeless classic on spiritual… Read more

Geoffrey Bles,, 1961. 8vo., First Edition thus; grey cloth, backstrip lettered in red, red top, a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. Bright copy of the first omnibus edition, combining The Screwtape Letters (first published 1942) with the first publication of Screwtape Proposes a Toast. The author's new Preface is dated 18 May 1960. The dustwrapper rear panel features a drawing of Screwtape by the author, first printed in the US edition of 1943. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Hooper 9.

Geoffrey Bles; Centenary Press,, [1943]. 8vo., Seventh Impression, endpapers faintly spotted, tiny label on front free endpaper; original black cloth, backstrip with paper label, a very good, bright, clean copy. Published six months after the first edition. Hooper 9 (recording the first edition).

London: Fontana (Collins), 1955. First Edition . Soft cover. Good Plus. Small Octavo. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION : 1955. [ First published in 1942.]. Black spine; green pictorial cover; price 2/-. No owner name or internal markings. Bright and clean. Minor wear. GOOD. 188 pages. 4pp adverts to rear. The first paperback edition is Scarce. Hooper 23. Sm.8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ].

New York: Scribner. 1996. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Softcover. 0684831171 . Very Good+ in wraps. Light toning throughout text. ; 8.5 X 5.4 X 0.7 inches; 128 pages .

Lord and King Associates, 1976. Book. Illus. by Moore, Wayland. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. Hardcover in jacket. Illustrated edition. Previous owner inscription..

New York: Quality Paperback Book Club. 1992. New Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Near Fine in wraps. .

UK: HarperCollins [Harper Collins], 2001. First UK publication (although printed in the USA) of the 60th Anniversary edition which includes 'Screwtape Proposes a Toast' for the first time along with the original 'Screwtape'. In the same attractive format as the 'Signature' editions, with the facsimile of the author's signature in gilt on the front board, pages trimmed at fore-edge. A very good clean copy, virtually fine, in a dust-wrapper with minimal rubbing and marking. Rare first printing in this edition. Extra postage may be required outside Europe.. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

London: Harper Collins, 2000. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. The Problem of Pain, Prayer: Letters to Malcolm, Reflections on the Psalms, The Screwtape Letters & Screwtape Proposes a Toast, Till We Have Faces, The Great Divorce, Miracles, and Surprised by Joy.. FIRST EDITION THUS. LONDON : 1999. A collection of 12 books; : 12 Books; Four Loves, Mere Christianity, The Problem of Pain, Prayer: Letters to Malcolm, Reflections on the Psalms, The Screwtape Letters & Screwtape Proposes a Toast, Till We Have Faces, The Great Divorce, Miracles, and Surprised by Joy. Hardback. Green cloth; gilt lettered spine. Black pictorial dust jacket. Tight, bright and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD INDEED in like jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. (v), 1,382 pages. **Heavy book; extra postage required. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. Lg.8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Everyman, Inklings, Literature,… Read more

New York, NY: Time Reading Progrm, Special Edition/Time Inc, 1963. 1st Edition First Thus. Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/NEW & Bright. Softcover/VG; sound w/creasing tospine edge & front cover. Trace brown spotting (acidic paper reaction) to upper text block. First published in 1942; this is a 1963 Special Edition of the Time Reading Program. British writer & lay theologian Clive Staples Lewis (1898 - 1963) taught English Literature at Oxford Univ and Cambridge Univ. Known the Chronicles of Narnia, was an intimate of J. R. R. Tolkein to whom this book is dedicated. This novel is a moral tract on Christian theology regarding temptation & resistance. 137 pgs, composed of 31 one-way, epistolic letters from senior demon Screwtape to his nephew Wormwood, a junior tempter assigned to secure the damnation of a British man known only as "the Patient", in the 20th century world of the un-holy trinity --- the World, the Flesh, and the Devil among lukewarm &… Read more

Oxford: ISIS Large Print, 1990. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Large Octavo. OXFORD : 1990. LARGE PRINT. [ First published in 1942. This is the first large print edition.]. Hardback. Black and orange pictorial boards. No owner name or internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. NEAR FINE. 127 pages. First published 9 February 1942. Hooper 9. Dedicated to J.R.R. Tolkien. Lg.8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Inklings, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ].

New York (1943): The Macmillan Company, 1948. First American Edition, Tenth Printing 5th or later Printing. Red Cloth. Very Good +/Good. 160 Pp. Red Boards Lettered In Black. Seventeenth American Printing, 1948. Light Wear, Former Owner's Information On Front Pastedown. Dj Priced $1.50, With Some Wear And Browning, Minor Losses At Corners, 1/2" Closed Tear At Bottom Of Rear Flap Fold.

First edition thus. Collins, London. 1979. DW. 134 pages. Wrapper is very sunned to front panel, and is creased to rear panel. Contents overall are clean and sound.