Out Silent Planet by Lewis, First Edition (15 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. G/none, used, color illustrated stiff paper wraps, 17th printing, 160pp. Interior clean except for several numbers stamped to the ffep. Binding tight. Slight rubbing to wraps, no chips or tears, paper rubbed at the head of the spine, corners square.

Trade Paperback. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket As Issued. First Thus. In Wraps; Covers are clean, flat and bright; corners are sharp; spine is not creased; book edges are clean; book interior is clean, tight and unmarked; illustrated; 8vo; 158 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Very good. 1st ed. 160 p. 18 cm. ; First Scribner Paperback Fiction edition 1996 ; 1st printing.

Original decorated wrappers. Condition: Very Good-. First Edition Thus; Seventh Impression. Pages yellowed as normal for age. A few spots of foxing. A small spot of damage to spine and some fading. Slight wear & slight soiling to spine, covers & corners. ; 12mo; 192 pages.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Cantor, Ann (illustrator). First Paperback Edition. First US paperback edition. Originally published in the UK by John Lane The Bodley Head in 1938 and then in the US by The Macmillan Company in 1943. Avon book number 195. Cover price 25¢. Quite a worn copy with a heavy crease to the spine with creasing and some chipping around the edges of the front cover and at the top and bottom of the spine. Some edge wear and corner chipping to the pages. Greek bookshop stamp to the first page. Pages browned but otherwise unmarked. Cover illustration by Ann Cantor. First printing. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition mass market printing.

HARDCOVER. 1st Edition Thus. 1st printing. 8vo in colour printed boards (as issued), 184pp. Full text of the book plus notes and questions at rear Intended for schools when the book first became part of the curriculum in 1966 CONDITION: A well preserved VERY GOOD+ clean and tight unmarked copy (covers and page-block edges slightly tanned). An uncommonly nice copy ] ._ ._We Ship in PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.

Condition: Fair. NY: Macmillan 1943. 1st American edition. 1943 on title pg, no date or additional printings on copyrt pg, dash-dot-dash under publisher on spine. Hardcover 8vo 174 pgs. Near very good with no dust jacket. Dark blue cloth with yellow lettering on spine. Wear to corners and spine ends. Light toning near hinge on endpapers. Contents clean and binding sound. (Science Fiction, Good and Evil) Inquire if you need further information.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. 1st edition, 1943. A Very Good copy, lacking dust jacket. 8vo., 174 pp., bound in publishers blue cloth. Spine is slightly darkened, minor rubbing to tips, edges and top/base of spine. End pages are toned. Text is clean and unmarked, binding is solid.

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. Kinstler, Everett Raymond (illustrator). First Edition. 1946 at copyright page; Avon Reprint Edition 1949. Classic Avon paperback #T-127 with colorful cover art by Everett Raymond Kinstler of paranoid watching green eye shining down on scientist w/rocket to launch over red b.g. Yellow spine titles over black. Geometric futuristic isosceles triangles and discs in red, yellow, and blue and man in one-piece silver suit viewing white galactic splotch on black at back cover. Wraps good, intact, some corner wear; little adhesive to interior edge. Pages generally very good; front endpaper removed, first page is title page. Vintage signature inside cover: "Jane G. Barlow". Bind good, square. Near good classic paperback rarity now over seventy years in existence. Complete and unabridged. "And then suddently he saw it - only was it the moon? He had never seen anthing like it - so white, so blinding, and so large. No moon could possibly be the size of the thing he was seeing. 'Weston! he gasped to the strange, mysterious man who drugged and kidnapped him for some unknown purpose. 'What is it? It's not the moon, not that size! It can't be - can it?' 'No,' replied Weston calmly - 'It's the earth!'" Science fiction. full-fledged and admirable - San Francisco Chronicle. At the summit of science fiction - "Fascinating adventure. a masterpiece" - Chicago Tribune. A modern fairy tale for grown-ups. The first in Lewis' sci-fi trilogy that includes Perelanda and That Hideous Strength. One page at back of adverts for other titles from Avon. Printed in the U. S. A. 160 pages. Insured post. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First American Edition. First book of the "Ransom" trilogy. Covers shelfworn. Name written on frotn flyleaf. Unclipped dust jacket edgeworn and chipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. **PLEASE READ: Mahalo for taking the time to look at our listing. We truly appreciate it. We always do our BEST to give you the most accurate description of these beautiful books. If, however, you have any SPECIFIC questions about the SIZE of the book, NUMBER of pages, TYPE of leather, SMELL or FEEL of the book, PLEASE email us through ABEBOOK'S mail system BEFORE you bid, and we will be HAPPY to give you more information. We want you to be completely happy with your purchase and keep you as our customers for years to come!** DESCRIPTION: Easton Press full-leather binding, part of the OUT OF PRINT Masterpieces of Science Fiction. THIS IS A SCARCE VINTAGE HEIRLOOM EASTON SET WITH LAVISH DEEP GILT IMPRESSIONS TO THE BOARDS AND SPINE. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT HIGHLY-PRIZED SETS TO OBTAIN OF THIS MONUMENTAL C.S. LEWIS TRILOGIES. PINEAPPLE NOT INCLUDED ABOUT THE SET: The first book in C. S. Lewis's acclaimed Space Trilogy, which continues with Perelandra and That Hideous Strength, Out of the Silent Planet begins the adventures of the remarkable Dr. Ransom. Here, that estimable man is abducted by a megalomaniacal physicist and his accomplice and taken via spaceship to the red planet of Malacandra. The two men are in need of a human sacrifice, and Dr. Ransom would seem to fit the bill. Once on the planet, however, Ransom eludes his captors, risking his life and his chances of returning to Earth, becoming a stranger in a land that is enchanting in its difference from Earth and instructive in its similarity. First published in 1943, Out of the Silent Planet remains a mysterious and suspenseful tour de force. In the second book, Perelandra, continues the adventures of the extraordinary Dr. Ransom. Pitted against the most destructive of human weaknesses, temptation, the great man must battle evil on a new planet — Perelandra — when it is invaded by a dark force. Will Perelandra succumb to this malevolent being, who strives to create a new world order and who must destroy an old and beautiful civilization to do so? Or will it throw off the yoke of corruption and achieve a spiritual perfection as yet unknown to man? The outcome of Dr. Ransom's mighty struggle alone will determine the fate of this peace-loving planet. The final book, That Hideous Strength, concludes the adventures of the matchless Dr. Ransom. The dark forces that were repulsed in Out of the Silent Planetand Perelandra are massed for an assault on the planet Earth itself. Word is on the wind that the mighty wizard Merlin has come back to the land of the living after many centuries, holding the key to ultimate power for that force which can find him and bend him to its will. A sinister technocratic organization is gaining power throughout Europe with a plan to "recondition" society, and it is up to Ransom and his friends to squelch this threat by applying age-old wisdom to a new universe dominated by science. The two groups struggle to a climactic resolution that brings the Space Trilogy to a magnificent, crashing close. CONDITION: Books are in LIKE NEW condition for their age except for a few rubs/spots to the gilt page ends (SEE PICS FOR BETTER DETAILS). NO ATTACHED BOOKPLATES, WRITING FROM PREVIOUS OWNER, ETC. It is an INCREDIBLE SET. SHIPPING: FREE to US ADDRESSES ONLY. INTERNATIONAL $ based on location. WE SHIP PRIORITY MAIL & PACK VERY WELL. DUE TO THE SCARCITY AND VALUE OF THIS SET, CERTIFIED DELIVERY CONFIRMATION AND INSURANCE WILL BE PROVIDED AT NO ADDITIONAL COST. Please check out our other listings of Easton Press, Franklin Library, Limited Editions Club, First Edition Library, Heritage Press, International Collectors Library, and Folio Society editions.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Cecil Harwood's copy with his name on the first front end paper. Lewis met Harwood when they were nineteen and they became friends for life.  Harwood was co-executor of Lewis' literary estate.Our Inklings catalogs have always been composed of newly arrived items. This is the first exception. We cataloged this book a couple years ago when we bought the Lewis books from the Harwood Estate. This book was in terrible condition with the spine completely torn away and the book badly cocked. We have recently had the spine professionally and nicely replaced and the book is now in VG condition. Mauve cloth boards with gilt text on the spine and mauve top stain. 264 pp. plus four pages of ads. General wear on the boards and corners.  Other than Harwood's name there is no writing in the book.  Binding is solid.Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien & the Inklings. Full refund if not satisfied.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine Set of C S Lewis' Space Trilogy recently boud by Temple Book binders of Oxford, Royal Warrant Holders to the late Queen. Comprising: Out of the Silent Planet - 1938 That Hideous Strength - 1945 Perelandra - 1943 No marks or inscriptions internally. A very handsome set.

First editions of each volume in C.S. Lewis' important space trilogy including the dedicatee's (Lewis' brother's) copy of Out of the Silent Planet, the rarest book in the series. Octavo, three volumes, original cloth. Inscribed by C.S. Lewis' brother Warren Hamilton Lewis on the front free endpaper to whom the book is dedicated, "This book. Well, speaking as dedicatee I felt that it was up to me to buy it. What's more, I also think that you, as being friendly to us two, should try it. But if you should dislike the tale, Don't say so and thus spoil its sale: Keep quiet! W.H.L. to H.D.P. 10/10/38." The dedicatee, Warren Hamilton Lewis, was a British historian and officer in the British Army. He wrote on French history, and served as his brother's secretary in the later years of C.S. Lewis's life. Lewis referred to his older brother Warren ("Warnie") as "my dearest and closest friend," their lifelong friendship was formed as the boys played together in their home Little Lea, on the outskirts of Belfast, writing and illustrating stories for their created world called "Boxen" (a combination of India and a previous incarnation called "Animal-Land"). In 1908, their mother died from cancer and as their father mourned her, C. S. ("Jack") and Warren Lewis had only each other for comfort and support. Soon after their mother's death, Jack was sent across the North Channel to join Warren at an English boarding school named Wynyard in Watford, Hertfordshire, just northwest of London, where they both endured a harsh headmaster named Robert Capron. Warren had been taken there by his mother Flora on 10 May 1905. In 1909, Warren transferred to Malvern College in Worcestershire and was followed there by his brother a few years later. Each volume is near fine in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. An exceptional set including one of the most important copies of the rarest book in the trilogy. Lewis' Space Trilogy relays the adventures of a philologist named Elwin Ransom, who voyages to Mars, Venus, and finally to earth after discovering that Earth has been exiled from the rest of the Solar System. The trilogy was inspired and influenced by David Lindsay's A Voyage to Arcturus. According to biographer A. N. Wilson, Lewis wrote the novel after a conversation with J.R.R. Tolkien in which both men lamented the state of contemporary fiction. They agreed that Lewis would write a space-travel story, and Tolkien would write a time-travel one. Tolkien's story only exists as a fragment, published in The Lost Road and other writings (1987) edited by his son Christopher.