Surprised by Joy – C.S. Lewis – 1955 | First Edition Memoir w/ WWII Recollections

Surprised By Joy is C.S. Lewis’s personal memoir, published in 1955. While Lewis is much better known for his “Chronicles of Narnia” series, this book proved to be an important work offering descriptions of the influences on his spiritual transformation from atheism to Christianity. It also includes personal anecdotes from his service in World War I. This first edition includes an original dust jacket in very good condition.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Surprised by Joy: the shape of my early life
• Author(s): C.S. Lewis
• Publisher: London: Geoffrey Bles
• Edition: First edition, 1955
• Format: (8vo), single volume
• Binding: Grey cloth, original binding
• Size:  8.75 in x 5.75 in (22 cm x 14.5 cm)
• Collation: 224 pp
• Contents Include:
  • Memoir of youth and early adulthood
  • Accounts of schooling and intellectual influences
  • Spiritual reflections shaped by longing
  • Notes on service during World War I

Condition:

Near Fine. Bound in original grey cloth, tight and secure. Light aging to endpapers. Internally clean throughout. Dust jacket original, also Very Good, with minimal shelfwear and no major loss.

Why Collect This?

• First edition memoir of C.S. Lewis
• Complete in original dust jacket
• Includes firsthand accounts of World War I

Item Number: #28965