DE DESCRIPTIONE TEMPORUM An Inaugural Lecture by C. S. Lewis.

Second printing. Association copy. Publisher's original stitched plain white paper covers and integral pale blue wrappers printed in black. A very good copy, the binding firm, the wrappers spotted and toned and with the ownership name of Leonard Blake dated 'July 1955' to the upper right corner of the front cover. Small oval paper label of a The Priory Bookshop, Malvern to the lower rear flap. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps.

An excellent association copy. From the library of the author's friend Leonard James Blake. Blake was the husband of Maureen Moore (later Lady Dunbar of Hempriggs), one of the most significant figures in C. S. Lewis' life, a friend and surrogate sister with whom he lived for over 20 years. Maureen and Leonard Blake were married (with Lewis' encouragement) in 1940. Both teachers, Leonard was for more than two decades, the Director of Music at Malvern College (Lewis was educated at Malvern, and it is widely recognised that his time there, in particular the gas lamps and landscape, helped inspire the Chronicles of Narnia). Leonard and Maureen had two children, Lewis was godfather to their son Richard. They maintained a close friendship for the rest of Lewis' life. Leonard passed away in 1989 and Maureen in 1997, the final passages of 'The Last Battle' were read at her funeral.