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First edition - a play in verse. ***Very good in the original publisher's illustrated paper-covered boards, lettered and decorated in orange. The boards, although worn at the edges, are clean and unmarked. Head and tail of spine and corners slightly creased. No reading creases to the spine. The spine is slightly browned with age. Fore-edge and bottom edge of page block untrimmed (rough cut) by the publisher. Internally near fine with no inscriptions or annotations. No creases or tears. Printed on nice quality paper. Pages clean. No dustwrapper. ***228 mm x150 mm. 146 pages. ***'Charles Walter Stansby Williams (20 Sep 1886 - 15 May 1945) was a British poet, novelist, playwright, theologian, literary critic, and member of the Inklings, an informal literary discussion group associated with C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien at the University of Oxford. Although chiefly remembered as a novelist, Williams also published poetry, works of literary criticism, theology, drama, history, biography, and a voluminous number of book reviews. Some of his best known novels are "War in Heaven" (1930), "Descent into Hell" (1937), and "All Hallows' Eve" (1945). T. S. Eliot, who wrote an introduction for the last of these, described Williams's novels as "supernatural thrillers" because they explore the sacramental intersection of the physical with the spiritual while also examining the ways in which power, even spiritual power, can corrupt as well as sanctify. All of Williams's fantasies, unlike those of J. R. R. Tolkien and most of those of C. S. Lewis, are set in the contemporary world. Williams has been described by Colin Manlove as one of the three main writers of "Christian fantasy" in the twentieth century (the other two being C.S. Lewis and T. F. Powys). More recent writers of fantasy novels with contemporary settings, notably Tim Powers, cite Williams as a model and inspiration.' [Wiki] ***First edition, first printing, in the original decorative boards. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Seller Inventory # 8028
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