1937 Descent into Hell Charles Williams First Edition Very Scarce Dust Wrapper

Description: Click here to see our other books! Descent into Hell Charles Williams 1937 Faber and Faber : London 7.5" by 5" 305pp. SUMMARY An extremely scarce, first edition of this supernatural thriller by Charles Williams, in the original, unclipped dust wrapper. First Edition,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding,Very Scarce,With Dustwrapper Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 15.99 EU Postage: £ 13.99 European Postage: £ 14.99 Asia Postage: £ 18.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99 DESCRIPTION The very scarce, first edition of the work. Bound in the publisher's cloth with the very scarce, unclipped dust wrapper. Written by British author Charles Williams, known for his poetry, novels and plays. 'Descent into Hell' follows two other supernatural thrillers written by Williams, being 'War in Heaven' and 'Many Dimensions'. '(1886-1945) UK poet, lay theologian and author whose novels are essentially theological fantasy thrillers; he was closely associated with C S Lewis and J R R Tolkien as part of the Oxford reading group known as the Inklings. His romantic and obscurely devout use of Tarot and Grail imagery helped bring these themes into the generic mainstream ' SF encyclopaedia. This particular work is a thrilling, supernatural novel combining elements of fantasy fiction and Christian symbolism. Its chilling nature means it is not recommended for reading when alone at night in an empty house. With a previous owner's ink inscription to the front endpaper dated 1945. CONDITION Bound in the publisher's original cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very good, with light bumping to the extremities and the odd mark to cloth. Very slight warping to the tail of the rear board, possibly due to damp staining. Ink inscription to the front endpaper and light marking to the fore edge. Dust wrapper is lightly soiled, with sunning to the spine and a stain to the front panel. Light edge wear to the wraps, with the odd tear and slight loss to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Overall Condition: Very Good Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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