LEWIS (C.S.)The Screwtape Letters, FIRST EDITION, third printing, AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ('C.S. LEWIS') pasted inside upper cover, early owner's notes about the book on the front free endpaper and final pastedown, and one or two line summary at head of each chapter in neat black ink, newspaper cuttings pasted to front free endpaper, publisher's cloth, printed spine label, spine near detached, 8vo, Geoffrey Bles, [March 1942]Footnotes:'IT GIVES A KIND OF PLEASURE THAT MAY BE BAD FOR MY SOUL!' - C.S. Lewis writes on 26 September 1942 from Magdalen College, Oxford, in response to a letter sent to him from Mr. Danter (the early owner of this copy of Screwtape Letters), thanking him for his kindness, and suggesting he should visit the author 'if you find yourself with an hour to spare in Oxford'.Provenance: Edwin Hicks, and Harold Danter, 'London - June 1st 1942', inscribed inside upper cover. Evidently these owners were early enthusiasts, one noting on front free endpaper 'I have bought several copies of this book, and given them, or lent them to others. It is extremely interesting to note their re-action to it. Their opinion of it may be used as a test of people's honesty...', and also recording the lengthy opinions of two of those lent the book in September 1942.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.