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Center for the Study of C. S. Lewis and Friends Taylor University (765) 998-4690 [email protected] 236 W. Reade Avenue Upland, IN 46989 Title of Collection: C. S. Lewis Collection Date Range: 1865-2011 Linear Feet: 15.9 Finding Aid Created By: Kendra Smalley, Special Collections Assistant Last Revised: June 25, 2021 Collection Details Collection Description The C. S. Lewis Collection features a variety of books and articles by and about Lewis (1898- 1963). It also includes letters and manuscripts written by Lewis, as well as rare and first editions of his books. Related Collections George MacDonald Collection Owen Barfield Collection Other Inklings Collection Using the Collection Rights Statement Copyright restrictions may apply. Citation Information In addition to standard citation information, please include the item’s Ref. ID and Series number as well as “Center for the Study of C. S. Lewis & Friends, Taylor University” in each citation. 1 | Center for the Study of C. S. Lewis & Friends: C. S. Lewis Collection | Taylor University Collection Inventory Table references to C. S. Lewis are abbreviated as CSL “n.d.” indicates publication date unknown “n.a.” indicates author name is unknown “n.t.” indicates the title is unknown or non-existent Please note that “inscribed” could indicate a signature and/or other inscription or annotations Any materials that are entirely identical copies are listed under a single entry with the total number of copies. Materials that vary due to inscriptions are listed under separate entries. Series 1: First and Rare Editions This series consists of various original and special editions of works by C. S. Lewis, including books and published booklets. This series is divided into two subseries by languages, and items within each subseries are organized by publication date. Series 1A: Books in English Series 1B: Books in Other Languages Series 2: Letters and Manuscripts This series contains documents handwritten or typed by C. S. Lewis, as well as by his older brother, Warren H. “Warnie” Lewis. Letters written by either or both of the Lewis brothers to June/Jill Flewett-Freud are included in the subseries “Letters to June Flewett-Freud,” and letters written to Lewis’ student Mary Neylan are in the subseries “Letters to Mary Neylan.” This series is organized into four subseries by types, and items within the subseries are organized by date written. Series 2A: Letters to June Flewett-Freud Series 2B: Letters to Mary Neylan Series 2C: Letters to Other Recipients Series 2D: Manuscripts Series 3: Articles, Lectures, Serials, and Other Contributions by C. S. Lewis This series contains various news clippings, introductions, anthologized essays, and poems by C. S. Lewis. Books edited or compiled by Lewis are also listed here. This series is organized into two subseries by type, and items within the subseries are organized by date published. Series 3A: Articles, Lectures, and Serial Contributions Series 3B: Books Edited, Prefaced, or Introduced Series 4: Works Inscribed by C. S. Lewis This series contains books that were inscribed or annotated by C. S. Lewis. This series is organized by author’s last name. 2 | Center for the Study of C. S. Lewis & Friends: C. S. Lewis Collection | Taylor University Series 5: Books by C. S. Lewis’s Family This series contains books written by members of C. S. Lewis’s family, including his wife, Joy Davidman, and older brother, Warren H. Lewis. This series is organized by date published. Series 6: Scholarship and Other Sources This series contains various essays, reflections, biographies, and analyses of the life and works of C. S. Lewis, chiefly after his death. Reviews of his published works written by his contemporaries are also included here. This series is organized by date published, with the exception of subseries 6C, which is organized by artist’s last name. Series 6A: Letters Written by Others Series 6B: Scholarship and Other Sources Series 6C: Images of C. S. Lewis 3 | Center for the Study of C. S. Lewis & Friends: C. S. Lewis Collection | Taylor University Series 1A: Books in English Series 1: First and Rare Editions Series 1A: Books in English Book Title Date Additional Details Ref. ID The Horse and His Boy n.d. 1067 The Horse and His Boy: A n.d. Advance proof; notes written to Ed 888 Story for Children Brown by Pauline Baynes and Douglas Gresham The Horse and His Boy: A n.d. Owned by Penelope Berners-Price; 873 Story for Children inscribed by Pauline Baynes The Humanitarian Theory n.d. 388 of Punishment The Last Battle n.d. 1069 The Lion, the Witch, and n.d. 1063 the Wardrobe: A Story for Children The Magician’s Nephew: n.d. First American printing 885 A Story for Children A Note on Comus n.d. Vol. 8, no. 30; reprinted from The Review 390 of English Studies, April 1932 Perelandra n.d. 975 Prince Caspian n.d. 1064 Prince Caspian: Return to n.d. Inscribed by CSL to Penelope Berners- 871 Narnia: A Story for Price; inscribed by Pauline Baynes Children The Silver Chair n.d. 1066 The Trouble with X n.d. 298 Vivisection n.d. The National Anti-Vivisection Society 299 The Voyage of the Dawn n.d. 1065 Treader The Voyage of the Dawn n.d. Owned by Penelope Berners-Price; 872 Treader: A Story for inscribed by Pauline Baynes Children The Weight of Glory n.d. Little Books on Religion No. 189 (Society 303 for Promoting Christian Knowledge) Will We Lose God in n.d. 1055 Outer Space? Spirits in Bondage 1919 1052 4 | Center for the Study of C. S. Lewis & Friends: C. S. Lewis Collection | Taylor University Series 1A: Books in English, continued Dymer 1926 Published under Clive Hamilton 1019 Dymer 1926 Published under Clive Hamilton 894 A Note on Comus 1932 (Apr) Vol. 8, no. 30; reprinted from The Review 390 of English Studies, April 1932 The Pilgrim’s Regress 1933 982 The Pilgrim’s Regress 1935 985 The Pilgrim’s Regress 1935 978 The Pilgrim’s Regress 1935 979 The Pilgrim’s Regress 1935 980 The Allegory of Love: A 1936 Inscribed by Owen Barfield 849 Study in Medieval Tradition The Allegory of Love: A 1938 Reprinted with corrections 850 Study in Medieval Tradition Out of the Silent Planet 1938 973 The Personal Heresy: A 1939 977 Controversy Rehabilitations and Other 1939 995 Essays The Problem of Pain 1940 991 Perelandra 1942 Uncorrected proof 976 A Preface to Paradise Lost 1942 989 A Preface to Paradise Lost 1942 990 The Screwtape Letters 1942 997 Broadcast Talks: 1942 (Jul) Right and Wrong: A Clue to the Meaning 859 Reprinted with some of the Universe and What Christians alterations from two Believe; given in 1941 and 1942 series of Broadcast Talks The Abolition of Man 1943 Full subtitle: “or Reflections on Education 296, with Special Reference to the Teaching of 866 English in the Upper Forms of Schools”; 2 copies The Case for Christianity 1943 860 The Case for Christianity 1943 854 Christian Behaviour 1943 (Mar) First edition; 2 copies 861, 1216 5 | Center for the Study of C. S. Lewis & Friends: C. S. Lewis Collection | Taylor University Series 1A: Books in English, continued Christian Behaviour 1943 (Jun) First edition; third printing 858 Christian Behaviour 1943 First printing 856 Out of the Silent Planet 1943 1208 Out of the Silent Planet 1943 972 The Pilgrim’s Regress 1943 983 The Problem of Pain 1943 992 The Screwtape Letters 1943 998 Beyond Personality 1944 First edition 1213 Beyond Personality: The 1944 857 Christian Idea of God Perelandra: A Novel 1944 First American printing 974 The Pilgrim’s Regress 1944 981 The Pilgrim’s Regress 1944 984 Beyond Personality: The 1945 First printing 855 Christian Idea of God The Great Divorce 1945 (Nov) First edition; 2 copies 639, 920 The Screwtape Letters 1945 First Canadian edition 999 That Hideous Strength: A 1945 1013 Modern Fairy-Tale for Grown-Ups George MacDonald: An 1946 Inscribed by CSL with personal note to 917 Anthology Mary Neylan George MacDonald: An 1946 First edition, 2 copies 687, Anthology 918 The Great Divorce 1946 921 That Hideous Strength 1946 1014 The Tortured Planet (That 1946 2 copies 945, Hideous Strength) 1056 The Abolition of Man 1947 Full subtitle: “or Reflections on Education 1020 with Special Reference to the Teaching of English in the Upper Forms of School” Miracles 1947 966 Miracles: A Preliminary 1947 First edition; 2 copies 965, Study 967 The Screwtape Letters 1947 Australian edition 1000 6 | Center for the Study of C. 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Lewis Collection | Taylor University Series 1A: Books in English, continued Out of the Silent Planet 1949 2 copies 942, 946 Out of the Silent Planet 1949 2 copies 1053, 1342 Transposition and other 1949 1025 Addresses The Weight of Glory, and 1949 1029 Other Addresses Dymer: A Poem 1950 895 The Literary Impact of the 1950 First British edition 1368 Authorised Version The Lion, the Witch, and 1950 First American printing 877 the Wardrobe: A Story for Children The Lion, the Witch, and 1950 Inscribed by CSL to Penelope Berners- 870 the Wardrobe: A Story for Price; inscribed by Pauline Baynes Children Perelandra: World of the 1950 2 copies 943, New Temptation 944 The Literary Impact of the 1950 955 Authorised Version (Mar 20) Prince Caspian: The 1951 First American printing 878 Return to Narnia: A Story for Children Mere Christianity 1952 Full subtitle: “A revised and amplified 958 edition, with a new Introduction, of the three books Broadcast Talks, Christian Behaviour, [and] Beyond Personality” Mere Christianity 1952 Inscribed by Joy Davidman, noting book 959 was given to her by CSL; full subtitle: “A revised and amplified edition, with a new Introduction, of the three books Broadcast Talks, Christian Behaviour, [and] Beyond Personality” 7 | Center for the Study of C.