Signed C. S. Lewis SF book presented to George Orwell

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That Hideous Strength. by Lewis, C.S: (1945) Signed by Author(s) | Raptis Rare Books

Signed by Author(s) - 1st Edition - Hardcover - John Lane, The Bodley Head, London - 1945 - Dust Jacket Included - First edition of the final novel in Lewis' acclaimed Space Trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by C.S. Lewis to fellow writer and journalist George Orwell...

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[BAYLOR]

If you have $30,000....

That Hideous Strength. by Lewis, C.S: (1945) Signed by Author(s) | Raptis Rare Books

Signed by Author(s) - 1st Edition - Hardcover - John Lane, The Bodley Head, London - 1945 - Dust Jacket Included - First edition of the final novel in Lewis' acclaimed Space Trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by C.S. Lewis to fellow writer and journalist George Orwell...

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They were friends ?

 

[Toby Frost]

I don't think they were friends, but Orwell did review That Hideous Strength, and I wonder how much of an influence elements of it were on 1984. From the listing, they both worked at the BBC.

http://lewisiana.nl/orwell/