{"product_id":"the-space-trilogy-british-first-editions-in-original-dust-jackets","title":"The Space Trilogy. British First Editions in Original Dust Jackets","description":"\u003cp\u003eLEWIS, C. S. Out of the Silent Planet; Perelandra; That Hideous Strength: A Modern Fairy-Tale for Grown-Ups.\u003cbr\u003eLondon: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1943–1945.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFIRST BRITISH EDITIONS. First impressions of Perelandra and That Hideous Strength; second impression of Out of the Silent Planet. Three volumes, complete. Octavo (8vo); 264 pp., [1] leaf of publisher’s advertisements; 256 pp.; 476 pp. Original publisher’s cloth, each volume retaining its original dust jacket. A complete British first-edition set of Lewis’s Space Trilogy, complete with all three original dust jackets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Space Trilogy originated in an agreement between C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien in which Lewis would attempt a “space-travel” story, while Tolkien would attempt a “time-travel” story. Lewis’s contribution became Out of the Silent Planet. The Trilogy constitutes Lewis’s most sustained exploration of theological, philosophical, and speculative themes in fiction, presenting outer space as spiritually alive and morally ordered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Contents complete and generally clean, with minor foxing to the text-block edges. Out of the Silent Planet is bound in teal colored cloth, retaining strong color with minimal shelf wear. Perelandra bound in bright robin-blue cloth, boards bright with sun fading to the lower portion of the spine. That Hideous Strength, in black cloth, has a spine lean, though the binding and text block remain sound. A very good set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll three original dust jackets are present. The pictorial panels remain substantially complete, with chipping, edge wear, and losses, most notably a larger loss to the lower portion of the Perelandra spine panel. The lower corners of the inner flaps are clipped; the Perelandra jacket retains the price of 8s. 6d. Overall, good original dust jackets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAlso offered through our ABE storefront.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Attributes: First Editions; Three-Volume Set; Hard Covers; Original Dust Jackets.]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Arrivals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55485105504561,"sku":null,"price":12500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/0845\/5729\/files\/Screenshot2026-07-28at12.24.02PM.png?v=1785267132","url":"https:\/\/redeemedrarebooks.com\/products\/the-space-trilogy-british-first-editions-in-original-dust-jackets","provider":"New Arrivals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}