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London: Geoffrey Bles: The Centenary Press, 1945.

New York: Macmillan, 1943. Book. Fine Minus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 9th printing of 1st American Edition. Book is clean, unmarked, spine tight, slightly tanned endpapers, tips with minuscule rubbing and spine ends slightly worn. The dust jacket is price clipped and has loss and chipping at spine ends with about a two inch x 1/3 inch loss at front cover tip. Other small chips at points and some edges. Jacket has a smudge on the front and overall aging. Looks great now in its new shiny plastic cover. Shipping box is suitable for wrapping with a non-price listed purchase order inside along with biodegradable packing. From the jacket, "These brilliant, challenging letters from an elderly devil in hell to his junior on earth are the most vital and original restatement of religious truths produced in our time -- a profound, hard-hitting, provoking, yet truly reverent book.".

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 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 and panels somewhat toned, two closed tears at both flap hinges which present nicely underneath the archival mylar, otherwise remains bright and distinct, retaining the original price of $1.50. As pictured.

London: Geoffrey Bles, 1942. 1st (7th printing). h/b. Very good, 1st edition (7th in Aug after 1st in Feb with slight alterations), unclipped d/j (some bumping but vg in protective sleeve), black boards good, titling on spine plate soiled; text block firm, unmarked pages tight and crisp (but panel excised from ffep), with only slight foxing.. 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… Read More

London: Geoffrey Bles. 1954. First Edition Thus; Twenty-Third Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. Rubbing, few small open tears along panel edges. Faint staining on rear panel. .

Geoffrey Bles,, 1961. 8vo., First Edition thus; grey cloth, backstrip lettered in red, red top, a near fine copy in unclipped 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. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Hooper 9.

Illinois: Lord and King. 1976. Special Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Owner personalization on FEP. .

London: Geoffrey Bles: The Centenary Press. This copy is the tenth printing of the first edition. Stated on the verso of the title page: Reprinted with some alterations by kind permission of "The Guardian". 160pp; black covers, paper label on the spine, previous owner's name on the front free endpaper. The original dust jacket is not price clipped; wear at the extremities including loss at the top margin. 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 clear removable cover. Bibliographic note: the publisher has referred to this copy as the tenth edition on the dust jacket whereas technically it is the tenth printing from the first setting of the type for the first edition. Weysprings Books is a Member of: the IOBA and PBFA, and subscribes to their Codes of Ethics. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 5th or later Printing. 1943.

London: Collins. 2012. Seven volumes (complete set), in original slipcase. Each volume in wraps. Near fine condition in like slipcase. Compilation of C.S. Lewis's spiritual and inspirational writings. 1st edition thus. Wraps.

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

New York: Simon & Schuster Touchstone, 1996. New. Very little shelfwear. The pages have yellowed with age.. First Printing Thus. Paperback. New/New (Boxed Set). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Religious Studies.

New York: Macmillan Company, 1943. First American Edition. 5th or later Printing. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. First American Edition, 9th printing. Hard cover 8vo in red cloth w/black spine titles. Very Good/No DJ. Bottom half of spine and front pastedown reglued, cloth chipped, corners bent, else Fine; square, binding firm, interior clean and unmarked. 160pp.

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 .

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

Virginia: Time Life. 1981. Special Edition; First Printing. Softcover. Near Fine in wraps. .

New York: Harcourt Brace and Co., 1960. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/VG- (Very Good Minus). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Stated 1st printing. Turquoise cloth with trace wear and barely bumped spine ends. Very slight sunning along upper edge. Trace foxing to text block. Jacket in new archival mylar sleeve has minor edgewear, soil and toning; 3/4" closed tear at upper front edge; flaps not clipped. Binding sound, interior clean and lightly toned; trace foxing to pastedowns and eps. No prev owner names, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. 113 pp.

Collins, London. 1979. First edition thus. Collins, London. 1979. Hardback with DW. 134 pages. Illustrated throughout. Internally very clean and fresh. Wrapper spine is sunned and there is slight rubbing to top margin of rear panel.

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.

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.

The Folio Society, London, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Papas. Foreword and preface by author. Dark red coloured end pages. The text is illustrated with black and white drawings by Papas; who, also drew the illustration on the front panel. Cream coloured cloth covered boards with dark red coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. Red coloured slip case. A series of letters sent by one of the Devil's minions to his nephew; along with the small short story of Screwtape Proposes a Toast. A classic! Minor rubbing of the book corners – otherwise no other damage of note. A little rubbing of the slip case.  first edition by this publisher. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [10], XI - XX, [2] 3 - 143, [5] pages,,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Papas. Quantity Available:… Read More