# Is "Perelandra" by C.S. Lewis a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Perelandra by C.S. Lewis (John Lane The Bodley Head, 1943) is identified by: First UK edition, London 1943; copyright page states First Published 1943 with no later impressions listed. UK Bodley Head true first; US Macmillan edition follows in 1944.

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First UK edition, London 1943; copyright page states First Published 1943 with no later impressions listed
- Blue cloth, dust jacket
- Space Trilogy vol
- 2; a fragile wartime production under paper rationing
- Publisher imprint reads John Lane The Bodley Head
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | C.S. Lewis |
| Publisher | John Lane The Bodley Head |
| Year | 1943 |
| True first | UK edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First UK edition, London 1943; copyright page states First Published 1943 with no later impressions listed |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
First UK edition, London 1943; copyright page states First Published 1943 with no later impressions listed. Blue cloth, dust jacket. Space Trilogy vol. 2; a fragile wartime production under paper rationing.

## Is this the true first?
UK Bodley Head true first; US Macmillan edition follows in 1944.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later printings differ.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Perelandra* by C.S. Lewis a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/perelandra
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-04.