The Chronicles of Narnia (First edition)
London: Geoffrey Bles & The Bodley Head, 1950-1956. Pauline Baynes. First Edition; first printing. Hardcover. LEWIS, C. S. The Chronicles of Narnia. First British edition with facsimile dust wrappers.All books are first editions, first printings. The books are in bad condition so we have used facsimile dust wrappers and a hand made slip case to make their appearance look very nice.
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. Geoffrey Bles, 1950. The exterior of the book is terrible with bad discoloration. The first for leaves show discoloration. Inside the front cover is rough where it looks like some writing was removed. The binding is tight. There is no writing in the book. The facsimile dust wrapper is new.
Prince Caspian. Geoffrey Bles, 1951. The book is good+ with mild foxing on early and late leaves. On the half title page a line about 1.5 inches has been blacked out. Cocked. The binding is tight. No owner's name written in the book. The facsimile dust wrapper is new.
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. Geoffrey Bles. 1952. The exterior has fading, soiling and tape residue. Ex-library. Binding is tight. No owner's name. The facsimile dust wrapper is new.
The Silver Chair. Geoffrey Bles, 1953. Book is VG. Exterior has bumped corners, is slightly cocked, and spine is lightly faded. First front end sheet is browned due to acidic paper. Owner's name on the half title page. Binding is tight. The facsimile dust wrapper is new.
The Horse and His Boy. Geoffrey Bles, 1954. Book is good only. Exterior is ugly - worn and stained. First seven leaves are damp stained. Slightly cocked. Binding is tight. The facsimile dust wrapper is new.
The Magician's Nephew. The Bodley Head, 1955. Book is good only. Exterior is badly soiled. First blank leaf is missing Large label inside front cover. Child's scrawl on several pages. Binding tight. The facsimile dust wrapper is new.
The Last Battle. The Bodley Head, 1956. Book is VG. Exterior is slightly soiled at the edges and the spine is a bit faded. The first front end paper has a gift inscription. The binding is tight and the facsimile dust wrapper is new.
The slip case is new - we had it made for this set.Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien & the Inklings. Full refund if not satisfied. Good / New.
Item #077803
Price: $7,000.00