Lot 124

Lewis (C.S.) The Great Divorce, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author with 5-stanza autograph poem "The Meteorite", 1945.

 

Hammer Price: £5,500

Description

Lewis (C.S.) The Great Divorce, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author dated June 1946 with 5-stanza autograph poem "The Meteorite" to front free endpaper, original cloth, spine slightly darkened, some light marking to covers, 8vo, 1945.

⁂ Lewis' Christian novella, with his allegorical poem "The Meteorite", first published in journal form in 1946. The version of the poem here contains a few differences to those found in print and indicates that Lewis continued to tinker with the poem after publication.

Description

Lewis (C.S.) The Great Divorce, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author dated June 1946 with 5-stanza autograph poem "The Meteorite" to front free endpaper, original cloth, spine slightly darkened, some light marking to covers, 8vo, 1945.

⁂ Lewis' Christian novella, with his allegorical poem "The Meteorite", first published in journal form in 1946. The version of the poem here contains a few differences to those found in print and indicates that Lewis continued to tinker with the poem after publication.

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