Out of the Silent Planet (First book in his Space Trilogy) Lewis, C.S. (Clive Staples Lewis )

Handsomely bound in finely woven blue colored cloth stamped brightly in white on the spine. Very clean and tight throughout, with former owner's stamped name on the front endpaper. In a very good dust jacket with the original price of $2.00 at the top of the inside front flap; top corner clipped as usual. Light wear and chipping to the top and bottom of the spine ends. Small piece missing at the top right-hand covers of the front panel. An attractive copy of an uncommon book. The first American edition of the first book in Lewis' classic Space Trilogy, written, according to legend, as the result of a deal with J.R.R. Tolkien in which the authors agreed that Lewis would write a space travel story, while Tolkien would write a time travel story. (Tolkien did not.) Like Lewis' Narnia books, this science fiction journey also expounds a Christian worldview, exploring the nature of God, sin, and redemption. 1st Edition. 1943 with "All rights Reserved" on the copyright page.