The Screwtape Letters. By C.S. Lewis. LONDON : 1943. HARDBACK in JACKET
by C.S. Lewis (29 November 1898 - 22 November 1963)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/Very Good
- Seller
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Wigton, Cumbria, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Geoffrey Bles., 1943. Twelfth Impression . Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo. LONDON : 1943. [ This printing, September, 1943. First issued Feb, '42.]. Hardback. Black cloth, printed paper label to spine. In cream printed dust-jacket. No owner name or internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. Printed on the usual 'war economy' paper. NEAR FINE. Jacket VERY GOOD INDEED. Jacket VG with minor dulling, wear, and a couple closed tears and neat hidden repairs - not price-clipped; now in a clear protective sleeve. (ix), 160 pages. First published 9 February 1942. SCARCE. Hooper 9. Dedicated to J.R.R. Tolkien. Early reviews say: 'An excellent book, hard-hitting, challenging, provoking. I have marked a dozen passages for quotation' - L.A.G. Strong in The Observer. 'As original as it is brilliant' - The Universe. 'Brilliantly successful' - The Times Literary Supplement. . **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Inklings, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ].
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- Bookseller
- Rosley Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 055581
- Title
- The Screwtape Letters. By C.S. Lewis. LONDON : 1943. HARDBACK in JACKET
- Author
- C.S. Lewis (29 November 1898 - 22 November 1963)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Twelfth Impression
- Publisher
- Geoffrey Bles.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1943
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- C.S. Lewis - First Editions, Inklings Collectables
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About the Seller
Rosley Books
Biblio member since 2005
Wigton, Cumbria, Cumbria
About Rosley Books
SPECIALIST IN SECOND-HAND AND ANTIQUARIAN LITERATURE & THEOLOGY. Mail Order. SPECIALIST ALSO IN C.S. LEWIS AND THE INKLINGS and others
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