{"product_id":"arthurian-torso-charles-williams-and-c-s-lewis-1st-edition","title":"Arthurian Torso, Charles Williams and C. S. Lewis — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Oxford University Press (Geoffrey Cumberlege), 1948\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. 200.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. The publisher's original red cloth binding is remarkably tight, sharp, and entirely free of shelf-wear, presenting as an unread copy. Internally, the text block is exceptionally clean and bright with no foxing or oxidation, retaining crisp pages throughout. There is a standard, contemporary previous owner's signature dated 1948 to the front free endpaper. The original, unclipped dust jacket remains highly attractive and intact, exhibiting only faint age-toning to the spine and minor superficial handling wear to the extremities, successfully protecting the bright cloth beneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e First Edition. Following the sudden death of Charles Williams in 1945, his fellow Inkling and close friend C. S. Lewis prepared this volume to present Williams's unfinished prose work, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"201\"\u003eThe Figure of Arthur\u003c\/i\u003e. Rather than simply editing the fragment, Lewis provided a substantial and illuminating commentary on Williams’s already published Arthurian poetry, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"371\"\u003eTaliessin Through Logres\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"400\"\u003eThe Region of the Summer Stars\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eUnillustrated as issued, this volume is increasingly scarce on the open market when retaining its original dust jacket in such highly collectible condition. It stands as a vital piece of literary history, cementing the creative cross-pollination that defined the renowned Oxford literary group.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eA poignant collaboration between two of the most celebrated members of the Oxford Inklings. Following the unexpected death of Charles Williams in 1945, C. S. Lewis took upon himself the task of bringing his friend's unfinished manuscript, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"246\"\u003eThe Figure of Arthur\u003c\/i\u003e, to the public. To this prose fragment, Lewis added his own detailed and illuminating commentary on Williams’s Arthurian poetry. The result is \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"410\"\u003eArthurian Torso\u003c\/i\u003e—a rich, multifaceted exploration of the Arthurian mythos that serves both as a continuation of Williams's esoteric poetic vision and as a lasting testament to a profound literary friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54304872956243,"sku":"4483","price":195.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260623_155821.jpg?v=1784037637","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/arthurian-torso-charles-williams-and-c-s-lewis-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}