C. S. Lewis — Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold

London, Geoffrey Bles , 1956. Cloth. A fine second impression of C. S. Lewis' retelling of 'Cupid and Psyche', published the same month as the first. First edition, second impression. Published the same month as the first impression. With the publisher's unclipped dust wrapper.Till We Have Faces is a retelling of the myth of Cupid and Psyche with an allegorical twist, told through the eyes of Psyche's oldest sister, Orual. C. S. Lewis' interpretation of this ancient narrative was inspired by his belief that some of the main characters' actions were illogical, choosing to resolve this with a highly developed narrator.  In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Dust wrapper is lovely, with only a hint of shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. With a couple offset tape marks to the endpapers, otherwise bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.