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Geoffrey Bles: The Centenary Press, London, 1946. Reprint. Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. Preface by author. Black coloured cloth covered boards with white coloured insert to the back strip with black coloured titles. Plaintext dustwrapper with dark red and white coloured titles to the front panel and dark red coloured titles to the backstrip. In which the author argues that despite human and animal pain, this is not sufficient reason to believe that there is not a merciful God. Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges with rubbing and bumping of the book corners. Flecking of the back strip edges, bottom worse than top; lower right-hand corner of the rear panel and a little to the top right-hand corner of the front panel. Light tanning and foxing of the text block edges and light tanning of the pages. Offset tanning and foxing of the end pages; with, original bookseller's sticker to the lower right-hand corner of the front paste-down. The odd foxing spot to the pages. The… Read More

G. Bles: the Centenary Press, 1943. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.

London: Geoffrey Bles, 1943. 11th printing. h/b. Near fine, 1st edition (11th printing 1943 from 1st in 1940); unclipped d/j (good but with split; in protective sleeve), black boards good; titling on spine plate clean; text block firm, unmarked pages tight and crisp. Some slight foxing on edges.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). For centuries people have been tormented by one question above all Ð ÔIf God is good and all-powerful, why does he allow his creatures to suffer pain?Õ And what of the suffering of animals, who neither deserve pain nor can be improved by it? The greatest Christian thinker of his time sets out to disentangle this knotty issue. With his signature wealth of compassion and insight, C.S. Lewis offers answers to these crucial questions and shares his hope and wisdom to help heal a world hungry for a true understanding of human nature.