Description: THAT HIDEOUS STRENGTH FIRST UK EDITION , FIRST PRINTINGBY C.S. LEWIS PLEASE VIEW OUR EBAY STORE WHICH IS NEATLY ORGANIZED FOR A GREAT BROWSING EXPERIENCE! The Bodley Head, London, 1945Stated First Edition, First printing Beautiful clean book with a near fine unclipped dust jacket. This title is the third novel in the C.S.Lewis’s iconic ‘Space Trilogy’, which he referred to as “a modern fairy tale for grown-ups”The book is in near fine condition with crisp black cloth boards. Faded gilt titles to spine, and a faint hint of rubbing to the boards. The book has sharp corners and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. The end papers are in clean condition with but the number “1945” delicately placed in ink. Otherwise No owner names, no bookplates, no inscriptions no bookstore stamps. The internal pages are clean, bright and flat with no stains, no marks, no foxing, no writing, and no bent pages. Very clean, crisp book, appearing as unread. This is most unusual for this title as the paper used was cheap wartime paper which tore easily and is very fragile. Please see images.The original dust jacket has benefited from some slight restoration and as such and presents as a near fine example. The jacket has strong vibrant colors with some of the common sunning to the spine, otherwise no edgewear, no rips, no chips, no tears, no rubbing, no fading and no foxing. Archival repair to intact tear to the rear panel. The jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of 9s 6d. net. The jacket is now protected in a new clear removable archival cover. Please see detailed images. Note- most all the other first printings on the market come with a heavily clipped jacket. This is because the later printings all would state 'Second Printing or Third Printing" along the lower edge of the front flap. The only way to ensure you have a first printing jacket is to have it be NOT clipped.A very handsome example of this scarce C.S. Lewis title in beautiful clean collectible condition.This book is part of a collection. Please see our stores on Ebay, Abe books and MeierAndSons.com for other listings, many of which are science fiction first editions. Please note the cost to ship includes full insurance. Insurance is calculated at the USPS rate of $1.00 per $100 of value and will show up as a handling fee on your invoice but is only the cost to ensure your book in transit.
Price: 3995 USD
Location: New Canaan, Connecticut
End Time: 2024-02-29T08:00:01.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover w/Jacket
Origin: British
Special Attributes: With Dust Jacket, Signed, 1st Edition
Author: C.S. Lewis
Publisher: The Bodley Head
Year Printed: 1945
Original/Facsimile: Original
