A RARE opportunity to buy a COLLECTION of
Charles Williams' FIRST EDITIONS.

Collected from 1912 onwards (43 books)
Published in the author's lifetime
Four signed copies PLUS 2 of the author's typescript items
Masques of the 'Manuscript' and 'Perusal', Heroes & Kings - LIMITED EDITION OF 300 COPIES
UNPUBLISHED 7-PAGE TYPESCRIPT - 'Taliessin Through Logres - Answers to Questions from C.S. Lewis'
Many in are in dust-jackets - all in excellent to fine condition.
Inquiries welcome for serious buyers.
Detailed description and photographs available to such.
Total of 43 books, one reprint
Indian edition 1946 of 'Stories of Great Names' in English
Also included is a hardback copy of Glenn: 'Charles W. S. Williams: A Checklist'
Price £12,500

Novels

War in Heaven: London; Victor Gollancz, 1930; Hardback
Many Dimensions: London; Victor Gollancz, 1930; Hardback
The Place of the Lion: London; Victor Gollancz, 1931; Hardback
The Greater Trumps: London; Victor Gollancz, 1932; Hardback. Signed by the author
Shadows of Ecstasy: London; Victor Gollancz, 1933; Hardback in original jacket
Descent into Hell: London; Faber & Faber, 1937; Hardback
All Hallows' Eve: London; Faber & Faber, 1945; Hardback

The Masque of the Manuscript: Amen House, 1927; In original lack wrappers with 'AH' to coverLimited to 100 copies
A Myth of Shakespeare: Oxford UP, 1928; Hardback in original jacket
The Masque of Perusal: Amen House, 1929; In original black wrappers with 'AH' to coverLimited to 100 copies
Three Plays: Oxford UP, 1931; Hardback - pictorial boards as issuedContains The Witch (1931), The Chaste Wanton (1930), and The Rite of the Passion (1929)
Thomas Cranmer of Canterbury: 1935; Hardback in original jacket
Seed of Adam: 1936; Hardback in original jacket
Judgement at Chelmsford: 1939; Original printed wrappers
House of the Octopus: 1945; Hardback in original jacket
Collected Plays by Charles Williams, edited by John Heath-Stubbs: Oxford; Oxford UP, 1963; Hardback in original jacket. Contains Thomas Cranmer of Canterbury (1935), Judgement at Chelmsford (1939), Seed of Adam (1936), The Death of Good Fortune (1939), The House by the Stable (1939), Grab and Grace (1941), House of the Octopus (1945), Terror of Light (1940), and The Three Temptations (1942)

The Silver Stair: London; Herbert and Daniel, 1912; Hardback
Poems of Conformity: Oxford; Oxford UP, 1917; Hardback in original jacket
Divorce: Oxford; Oxford UP, 1920; Hardback in original jacket
Windows of Night: Oxford; Oxford UP, 1924; Hardback in original jacket
Heroes and Kings: London; Sylvan Press, 1930; Hardback in custom-made folding case. Signed by the author & artist - numbered
Taliessin through Logres: 1938; Hardback in original jacket
The Region of the Summer Stars: Oxford; Oxford UP, 1944; Hardback in original jacket
Arthurian Poetry: Also included is Hardback published in 1991 together with Williams's earlier Arthurian poetry in a collection titled Charles Williams edited by David Llewellyn Dodds as part of the Arthurian Poets series published by Boydell & Brewer

He Came Down from Heaven: London; Heinemann, 1938; Hardback in original jacket. Neat owner name of 'Arthur R. Wragg'. Arthur Wragg (1903 - 1976) who was a commercial illustrator also produced books on Christian Socialist themes mainly between the two World Wars.
The Descent of the Dove: A Short History of the Holy Spirit in the Church: London; Longmans, Green, 1939; Hardback in original jacket. Inscribed by the author to his wife Michal in October, 1939 � later ownership inscription (and letter from this owner to a friend)
Witchcraft: London; Faber & Faber, 1941; Hardback in original jacket; Signed by the author
Witchcraft: Original publishers 'proof' with original title; 'The History of Witchcraft'.
The Forgiveness of Sins: London; G. Bles, 1942; Hardback in original jacket
The Passion of Christ (devotional): Oxford; 1939; Leather
The New Christian Year (devotional): Oxford; 1941; Hardback

Poetry at Present: Oxford; Clarendon Press, 1930; Hardback in original jacket
The English Poetic Mind: Oxford; Clarendon Press, 1932; Hardback in original jacket
Reason and Beauty in the Poetic Mind: Oxford; Clarendon Press, 1933; Hardback in original jacket
The Figure of Beatrice: London; Faber & Faber, 1943; Hardback in original jacket. Signed by the author
The Image of the City and Other Essays, edited by Anne Ridler: Oxford; Oxford UP, 1958; Hardback in original jacket. Not signed by the author - is included for good measure

Bacon: London; Arthur Barker, 1933; Hardback
James I: London; Arthur Barker, 1934; Hardback in original jacket
Rochester: London; Arthur Barker, 1935; Hardback in original jacket
Queen Elizabeth: London; Duckworth, 1936; Hardback in original jacket
Henry VII: London; Arthur Barker, 1937; Hardback in original jacket
Stories of Great Names: Oxford; Oxford UP, 1937 Reprint (1942); In printed wrappers - Indian edition
Flecker of Dean Close: London; Canterbury Press, 1946; Hardback in original jacket

Miracle at Cana: 2- Page TYPECSRIPT poem; Ownership note to foot of page two
Taliessin Through Logres - Answers to Questions from C.S. Lewis: 7-Page TYPESCRIPT