The Screwtape Letters and Screwtape proposes a Toast. With a New Preface. [First Omnibus Edition.] FIRST OMNIBUS EDITION IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
by LEWIS C. S
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
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.
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- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47081
- Title
- The Screwtape Letters and Screwtape proposes a Toast. With a New Preface. [First Omnibus Edition.] FIRST OMNIBUS EDITION IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
- Author
- LEWIS C. S
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Geoffrey Bles,
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- modern first editions, modern firsts, lewis, cs lewis, screwtape
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