The Screwtape Letters.

by Lewis, C.S

$50,000 · Offered by Biblio

First edition · Signed

London: Geoffrey Bles, 1943. First edition of Lewis' classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by C.S. Lewis on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco chemise and clamshell box. Exceptionally rare signed. The Screwtape Letters comprises thirty-one letters written by a senior demon named Screwtape to his nephew, Wormwood (named after a star in Revelation), a younger and less experienced demon, who is charged with guiding a man toward Our Father Below (Devil / Satan) and away from the Enemy (God). Versions of the letters were originally published weekly in the Anglican periodical The Guardian between May and November 1941.

• Publisher: Geoffrey Bles
• Year: 1943
• Edition: First Edition
• Binding: hardcover

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