Many people collect CS Lewis (Clive Staples Lewis) first edition books and we have the rarest CS Lewis first editions for sale here along with CS Lewis historical documents and antique manuscripts including versions of his best known works, the Chronicles of Narnia including The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe and Prince Caspian both of which have recently been made into major movies. It may come as no surprise to learnn that CS Lewis was a friend of JRR Tolkien and they clearly had similar visions for the telling of epic tales. The film adaptations have brought CS Lewis to a whole new generation though he wrote far more than the chronicles of narnia as you will see from the CS Lewis rare books for sale listed below.
C.S. Lewis began his academic career as an undergraduate student at Oxford, where he won a triple first, the highest honours in three areas of study. Lewis then taught as a fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, for nearly thirty years, from 1925 to 1954, and later was the first Professor of Medieval and Renaissance English at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge.
Lewis was a prolific writer, and his circle of literary friends became an informal discussion society known as the "Inklings", including J. R. R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, Owen Barfield, and his brother Warren Lewis. At Oxford he was the tutor of, among many other undergraduates, poet John Betjeman, critic Kenneth Tynan, mystic Bede Griffiths, and Sufi scholar Martin Lings. Curiously, the religious and conservative Betjeman detested Lewis, whereas the anti-Establishment Tynan retained a life-long admiration for him (Tonkin 2005).
In addition to his scholarly work, Lewis wrote a number of popular novels, including his science fiction The Space Trilogy and his fantasy fiction Narnian books, most dealing implicitly with Christian themes such as sin, humanity's fall from grace, and redemption.
His first novel after becoming a Christian was The Pilgrim's Regress, which depicted his experience with Christianity in the style of John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress. The book was poorly received by critics at the time,[citation needed] although D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones, one of Lewis's contemporaries at Oxford, gave him much-valued encouragement. Asked by Lloyd-Jones when he would write another book, Lewis replied, "When I understand the meaning of prayer."
His Space Trilogy or Ransom Trilogy novels (also called the Cosmic Trilogy) dealt with what Lewis saw as the de-humanising trends in contemporary science fiction. The first book, Out of the Silent Planet, was apparently written following a conversation with his friend J. R. R. Tolkien about these trends; Lewis agreed to write a "space travel" story and Tolkien a "time travel" one. Tolkien's story, "The Lost Road", a tale connecting his Middle-earth mythology and the modern world, was never completed. Lewis's main character of Ransom is based in part on Tolkien, a fact that Tolkien himself alludes to in his Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien. The second novel, Perelandra, depicts a new Garden of Eden on the planet Venus, a new Adam and Eve, and a new "serpent figure" to tempt them.
Many of the ideas in the Trilogy, particularly the opposition to de-humanization in the third volume, are presented more formally in Lewis’ The Abolition of Man, based on his series of lectures at Durham University in 1943. Lewis stayed in Durham, where he was overwhelmed by the cathedral. That Hideous Strength is in fact set in the environs of 'Edgestow' university, a small English university like Durham, though Lewis disclaims any other resemblance between the two
Walter Hooper, Lewis's literary executor, discovered a fragment of another science-fiction novel by Lewis, The Dark Tower, but it is unfinished; it is not clear whether the book was intended as part of the same series of novels. The manuscript was eventually published in 1977, though Lewis scholar Kathryn Lindskoog doubts its authenticity.
The Mountains of Mourne inspired Lewis to write The Chronicles of Narnia. About them, Lewis wrote "I have seen landscapes ... which, under a particular light, make me feel that at any moment a giant might raise his head over the next ridge."
The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for children and is considered a classic of children's literature. Written between 1949 and 1954 and illustrated by Pauline Baynes, the series is Lewis's most popular work, having sold over 100 million copies in 41 languages (Kelly 2006) (Guthmann 2005). It has been adapted several times, complete or in part, for radio, television, stage and cinema.
The books contain Christian ideas intended to be easily accessible to young readers. In addition to Christian themes, Lewis also borrows characters from Greek and Roman mythology as well as traditional British and Irish fairy tales.
Other works
Lewis wrote a number of works on Heaven and Hell. One of these, The Great Divorce, is a short novella in which a few residents of Hell take a bus ride to Heaven, where they are met by people who dwell there. The proposition is that they can stay (in which case they can call the place where they had come from "Purgatory", instead of "Hell"); but many find it not to their taste. The title is a reference to William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, a concept that Lewis found a "disastrous error" (Lewis 1946, p. vii).
Before Lewis's conversion to Christianity, he published two books: Spirits in Bondage, a collection of poems, and Dymer, a single narrative poem. Both were published under the pen name Clive Hamilton.
He also wrote The Four Loves, which rhetorically explains four loves including friendship, eros, affection, and charity or caritas.
Offered here in this first section are CS Lewis rare books for sale including first editions and signed copies.
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 CS LEWIS HANDWRITTEN LETTER PILGRIMS REGRESS 1941 $9,500.00 Time Remaining: 9d 7h 15m Buy It Now for only: $9,500.00 Buy It Now |
 C S LEWIS NARNIA SILVER CHAIR 1ST UK EDITION + JACKET $3,947.09 Time Remaining: 27d 12h 45m Buy It Now for only: $3,947.09 Buy It Now |
 The Screwtape Letters CSLewis HBDJ Scarce First Printing 1942 $3,000.00 Time Remaining: 8d 18h 37m Buy It Now for only: $3,000.00 Buy It Now |
 CS LEWIS LETTER SIGNED 1947 NARNIA $2,500.00 Time Remaining: 6d 18h 47m Buy It Now for only: $2,500.00 Buy It Now |
 CS Lewis SIGNED Letter Magdalen College OXFORD 1947 $2,500.00 Time Remaining: 18d 16h 38m Buy It Now for only: $2,500.00 Buy It Now |
 Space Trilogy CSLewis 1st 1st US HBDJ VERYRARE $2,500.00 Time Remaining: 18d 16h 2m Buy It Now for only: $2,500.00 Buy It Now |
 C S LEWIS THE LION THE WITCH THE WARDROBE 1950 1ST PRINTING + ORIGINAL D W $1,977.50 Time Remaining: 29d 12h 16m Buy It Now for only: $1,977.50 Buy It Now |
 Prince Caspian The Return to Narnia by C S Lewis and Pauline Baynes 1st in DJ $1,898.40 Time Remaining: 11d 17h 24m Buy It Now for only: $1,898.40 Buy It Now |
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 9 1st EdCSLEWIS HBDJScrewtape 4 Loves Miracles Mere Christianity+++ $1,750.00 Time Remaining: 21d 15h 11m Buy It Now for only: $1,750.00 Buy It Now |
 The Magicians Nephew A Story for Children by C S Lewis and Pauline Baynes 1st $1,582.00 Time Remaining: 11d 17h 16m Buy It Now for only: $1,582.00 Buy It Now |
 Personal Heresy CSLewis1st w Jacket VERY RARE $1,550.00 Time Remaining: 8d 14h 44m Buy It Now for only: $1,550.00 Buy It Now |
 The Last Battle A Story for Children by C S Lewis and Pauline Baynes 1st in $1,507.65 Time Remaining: 11d 17h 15m Buy It Now for only: $1,507.65 Buy It Now |
 C S LEWIS The Last Battle 1956 UK HB 1 1 $1,107.38 Time Remaining: 16d 19h 11m Buy It Now for only: $1,107.38 Buy It Now |
 RARE That Hideous Strength C S Lewis 1946 1st w dj $999.00 Time Remaining: 23h 53m Buy It Now for only: $999.00 Buy It Now |
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 CSLewis Classics Leather Easton Press Mere Christianity Four Loves Screwtape + $950.00 Time Remaining: 29d 18h 58m Buy It Now for only: $950.00 Buy It Now |
 Easton Press CHRONICLES OF NARNIA by C S Lewis in 7 vols RARE $895.00 Time Remaining: 20d 3h 14m Buy It Now for only: $895.00 Buy It Now |
 First C S Lewis Book in America Clive Hamilton $895.00 Time Remaining: 4d 57m Buy It Now for only: $895.00 Buy It Now |
 Easton Press C S LEWIS CLASSICS 6 vol Mere Christianity Grief Observed Four Love $875.00 Time Remaining: 6d 2h 31m Buy It Now for only: $875.00 Buy It Now |
If you are interested in new C.S. Lewis books at low prices please see below - many with free delivery.
 No Turning Back  |
 Losing You |
 Stolen |
 The Chronicles of Narnia (1) - The Magician's Nephew |
 Mere Christianity List Price: Sale Price: £2.64 You save: £5.35 (67%)  Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days |
 The Chronicles of Narnia (2) - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
 Once We Were Kings: Book I of the Sojourner Saga |
 Dance While You Can |
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