C.S. Lewis, “Till We Have Faces,” 1956. 5.125×7.5×1.25.
First Edition, First Impression. Original blue cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. Stated “First published 1956” on copyright page. Light foxing, staining, and scuffing to outer edge of text block. Tight hinges, spine, and text block; clean and unmarked; free of any notable condition issues. Plain end papers with minor staining and toning. Original printed pictorial dust jacket, unclipped, displaying price 15s.net. Jacket art by Biggs. Minor shelf wear, scuffing, and folding to jacket edges. Some faint spotting and soiling to rear panel and flaps. Light spotting and dampstaining to verso. Loss to corners and head and tail of spine. Repairs to interior. An attractive copy, now in archival protective sleeve.
Lewis’ final novel retelling of Cupid and Psyche; his most unexpected book. Considered by Lewis himself to be his greatest work of fiction (even if Perelandra remained his favorite). 320pp. Printed by Geoffrey Bles in London, 1956.
