C. S. Lewis
83 copies for sale · $20–$25,000 · 21 first editions · 3 signed
Notable copies for sale
Autograph Letter Signed (signed) — Jonkers Rare Books£3,750
Perelandra: A Novel by C. S. Lewis 1944/1955 HC/DJ Macmillan 1st Ed 6th Printing (first edition, 1944) — eBay$70
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis 1st Edition 1952 HB Geoffrey Bles (first edition, signed, 1952) — eBay$624
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis [1st Edition · 14th Print · 1 (first edition, 1966) — eBay$60
The Chronicles of Narnia (Used First Edition Hardcover) - C. S. Lewis (first edition, 2004) — eBay$20
English Literature in the Sixteenth Century, Excluding Drama (first edition) — Thorn Books$200
The Screwtape Letters (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$25,000
Mere Christianity: A revised and amplified edition, with a new introduction, of the three (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$9,500
Mere Christianity: A revised and amplified edition, with a new introduction, of the three (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$9,500
The Screwtape Letters (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$4,800
The Pilgrim's Regress (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$2,800
Mere Christianity: A revised and amplified edition, with a new introduction, of the three (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$2,500
Works on the market
The Screwtape Letters2 copies · $4,800–$25,000
Out of the Silent Planet2 copies · $1,250–$9,800
Mere Christianity: A revised and amplified edition, with a new introduction, of the three 2 copies · $2,500–$9,500
A Grief Observed by C. S. Lewis2 copies · $224
Miracles: A Preliminary Study by C. S. Lewis2 copies · $65
Mere Christianity: A revised and amplified edition, with a new introduction, of the three 1 copy · $9,500
The Pilgrim's Regress1 copy · $6,500
Autograph Letter Signed1 copy · £3,750
The Pilgrim's Regress1 copy · $2,800
The Magician's Nephew1 copy · £2,500
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader1 copy · $2,500
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader [First Edition]1 copy · $1,147
Mere Christianity1 copy · $1,050
Out of the Silent Planet (First American Edition)1 copy · $1,000
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader1 copy · $1,000
Miracles1 copy · $750
Market context
200 copies of C. S. Lewis's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $64 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Horse and the Boy, 1954; The Magician's Nephew, 1955, FIRST EDITIONS IN DJS (2) (bonhams, 2026-07-01)£3,400
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, FIRST EDITION, Geoffrey Bles, [1952] (bonhams, 2026-07-01)£3,400
Prince Caspian. The Return to Narnia, FIRST EDITION, Geoffrey Bles, [1951] (bonhams, 2026-07-01)£3,400
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, FIRST EDITION, Geoffrey Bles, [1950] (bonhams, 2026-07-01)£4,200
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, reprint, 1966; and another by the same (2) (forum, 2026-04-23)£160
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