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Have an extra $30,000/£22,000? 1st Edition of That Hideous Strength signed by C.S. Lewis for George Orwell–With Some Notes on Collecting C.S. Lewis

Posted on May 10, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

Does anyone have $30,000 USD they’d like to donate to a good cause? That’s $36,373.00 Canadian, if you are keeping track, or £22,006.50 if you are from that original land of story. If you do, you might want to consider … Continue reading →

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A Miraculous Find: C.S. Lewis First Editions

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

Well, admittedly, that’s an overly dramatic title. But my son is turning fourteen and I have been working on Dad jokes, and bad puns fall well with that range (as this one will). And I can’t leave out cool forty-something … Continue reading →

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A Tolkien Book Collection

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

Because it coincided with Holy Week and family commitments, I missed Tolkien Reading Day. I am reading Return of the King to my son, and have begun Tolkien’s letters. I thought it would be fun to end the week with a Tolkien reader’s treat. My … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Geekland: Book Collecting and C.S. Lewis

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

Warning: You are about to experience C.S. Lewis geekery brought to a new level. Now, I have gone down this road before. After all, I travelled to New York city to spend four hours with a handwritten manuscript of The … Continue reading →

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