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Description: FIRST EDITION. SIGNED. PRESENTATION COPY. Inscribed in Lewis' hand: "A. C. Harwood / ex dono auctoris / June 1939." which means a gift from the author.Green cloth boards with gilt lettering on the spine. 150pp. Dust wrapper is light green with dark green text. On the back of the wrapper Oxford University Press advertises five books.Book and wrapper are in very good condition. Full refund if not satisfied. Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S.Lewis, J.R.R.Tolkien & the Inklings.
Seller: Shelley and Son Books (IOBA), Hendersonville, NC, U.S.A.
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Description: First edition of this collection of arguments on the subjective and objective positions of writings, with C.S. Lewis arguing the latter. Presentation copy, inscribed by C.S. Lewis on the front free endpaper, "R.W. Fletcher from C.S.L. March 20th 1940." In near fine condition. Exceedingly rare signed and inscribed by Lewis. A series of articles, three each by C.S. Lewis and E. M. W. (Eustace Mandeville Wetenhall) Tillyard, The Personal Heresy is concerned with whether a piece of imaginative writing, particularly poetry, is primarily a reflection of the author's personality (Tillyard's position) or is about something external to the author (Lewis's position). The two positions may be summarized briefly as the subjective position (Tillyard) and the objective position (Lewis). In general, Lewis attempts to keep poetry within the reach of the common person, while Tillyard thinks of the poet as a person who is "a cut above the common person."
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.