Lewis (C.S.) Till We Have Faces:
£395
A Myth Retold
London, Geoffrey Bles, 1956.
First edition. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
A very good copy in unclipped jacket, a “full flush of inspiration. it was certainly [Lewis’s] most unexpected book, and his greatest tour de force; to many readers, and probably to himself, his best work of fiction (even if Perelandra remained his favourite)” (Green & Hooper, C. S. Lewis: A Biography, 1974)
Out of stock
Book VG+; jacket with a few small tape repairs visible on lower panel, overall VG.
Jacket artwork by Biggs.
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