They Asked for a Paper

C.S. Lewis – They Asked for a Paper: First UK Edition, First Printing (1962) | Geoffrey Bles | Original Unclipped Dust Jacket

Few twentieth-century authors continue to inspire readers across literature, theology, and philosophy quite like C.S. Lewis. Published in 1962 by Geoffrey Bles of London, They Asked for a Paper was the final book released during Lewis's lifetime, bringing together many of his finest essays, lectures, and addresses in a single volume. For collectors, it represents an important milestone in Lewis's publishing history and an essential companion to classics such as Mere Christianity, The Four Loves, and The Screwtape Letters.

Offered here is a true first UK edition, first printing, complete with its original unclipped dust jacket priced at 16s net. The volume retains its original publisher's cloth binding and presents beautifully, protected in a removable archival mylar jacket.

Among the essays included are several of Lewis's most celebrated works, including "The Weight of Glory," "The Inner Ring," "Is Theology Poetry?" and "Transposition," writings that continue to influence readers and scholars more than sixty years after their publication.