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London: Geoffrey Bles/The Bodley Head, London, 1950-56. Seven Volumes, all first edition, first printings in original first issue dust wrappers, illustrated by Pauline Baynes. The set comprises of The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, The Horse and His Boy, The Magician's Nephew, and The Last Battle. A set of first edition, first printings published by Bles and The Bodley Head between 1950 and 1956. A very good set. Some light restoration to the tips of the spine and extremities of volume one and four. Volumes two, three, six and seven are neatly price clipped. Some wear to the spine tips and corners. A very good set overall. Please do contact us for further detailed descriptions and photos. First published in the 1950s, this seven-book series blends fantasy, adventure, and Christian allegory, captivating readers of all ages. Its timeless themes of courage, friendship, and the battle between good and evil resonate globally. The… Read More

London: Bles, 1950. First Edition. Near fine/near fine. 1st edition of the first Narnia book. Fine in near fine, 1st state dustjacket, fresh and clean, priced "8s. 6d." Original cloth, edges faded, spine faded shadowing the jacket design (an inherent and tolerable occurance for aqua cloth and particularly so for this title), former owner's name to endpaper, else a fine, unworn copy in a dustjacket with 2 short tears and 2 tiny nicks but fresh and beautiful, exceptional condition for this jacket.

London: Geoffrey Bles [and] The Bodley Head, 1950-1956.. COMPLETE LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITIONS, one volume SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR. Seven volumes. 8vo. (21 x 15 x 19cm). With illustrations by Pauline Baynes. The Magician's Nephew is SIGNED by the illustrator in black ink to the title page. Recently rebound in green full morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spines, marbled endpapers, and all edges gilt. The maps from Prince Caspian, The Horse and His Boy, The Silver Chair, and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader are bound into the preliminaries of those books. Presented in a matching fleece-lined cloth slipcase with ribbon-pull. A little spotting to The Magician's Nephew, otherwise crisp, clean copies presented in attractive, uniform modern leather bindings.

London: Geoffrey Bles, 1950-1956. First editions of each book in the author's classic Chronicles of Narnia series, which has sold over 100 million copies in 47 languages. Octavo, 7 volumes, illustrated by Pauline Baynes, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, gilt signature to each front panel, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. The set comprises of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, The Horse and His Boy, The Magician's Nephew, and The Last Battle. Each are in fine condition. Housed in a custom slipcase. An exceptional set.

London: Geoffrey Bles [and] The Bodley Head, 1950-1956. [Children's fantasy series] COMPLETE LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITIONS, first impressions. Seven volumes. Octavo (21 x 15 x 19cm). With illustrations by Pauline Baynes. Finely bound in recent navy full morocco, with gilt titles to spines, raised bands, marbled endpapers, and all edges gilt. The maps from Prince Caspian, The Horse and His Boy, The Silver Chair, and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader are bound into the preliminaries of those books. Housed in a matching cloth slipcase with ribbon-pull. A touch of light occasional spotting. Faint remains of a washed ink ownership to half-title of 'The Silver Chair'. A small hole to map in 'Prince Caspian.' Otherwise crisp, clean copies in an attractive new leather binding.

London: Bles, 1950. A first edition, first printing published by Bles in 1950. A very good book with a neat gift inscription to the head of the front free endpaper. Some shadowing to the edges of the boards and the spine as is common with this title. In a dust wrapper which has benefitted from some restorative repair to the bottom of the front panel and spine tips and a little to the edges. Presents very well indeed. The first of the Narnia novels to be produced, but the second in the sequence. Includes wardrobes, Turkish Delight and beavers.

London: Geoffrey Bles,, 1950. The first Narnia book First edition, first impression, of the first book in the Narnia series. "A whole generation has grown up of people who read the Narnia stories in childhood, and have passed on the secret to their own children in turn. Whatever Lewis's future reputation as a theologian or literary critic, he is certain of a place among the classic authors of children's books" (Wilson, p. 220). Octavo. Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in green morocco, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, raised bands, single rule to boards gilt, pictorial onlay of Lucy and Mr Tumnus walking through the woods set within oval frame to front board, a further onlay to rear board of all the children tumbling out of the wardrobe, twin rule to turn-ins gilt, burgundy endpapers, gilt edges. With colour frontispiece and black and white illustrations by Pauline Baynes. A fine copy. Grolier Children's 100, 90. Andrew Norman Wilson, C. S. Lewis: A Biography, 1990.

London: Geoffrey Bles, 1950. First edition of the first work in Lewis' acclaimed Narnia series. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, gilt signature to the front panel, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes. An exceptional presentation.   The Chronicles of Narnia is "unforgettable not only for the excitement and suspense of the adventures but also for the strong emotions they describe so well [and they are] further enriched by Lewis' skillful use of language" (Silvey, 406). "Each book has something new and different to offer and there is no weakening of either inspiration or interest" (Eyre, 132). It is interesting that Lewis' inspiration came from a dream: "At first I had very little idea how the story would go. But then suddenly Aslan came bounding into it. I think I had been having a good… Read More

London: Geoffrey Bles 1950. 8vo. First Edition. 173 pp. Full navy blue morocco with silver lampost illustration to front board, and raised bands, gilt lettering and borders to spine in a blue slipcase; maroon endpapers, all edges gilt. Beautifully bound by the Chelsea Bindery. Minor smudge marks to slipcase. Internally and externally fine, clean and bright. Colour frontispiece and numerous black & white illustrations by Pauline Baynes. The first volume published by Lewis in his Narnia series. An incredibly handsome first edition copy of this all-time classic. . Fine. Full Morocco. First Edition. 1950.

Geoffrey Bles, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. BOOK IS IN NEAR FINE OR BETTER CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN FULL, CRUSHED MOROCCO WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND NO FOXING. ILLUSTRATED WITH NUMEROUS WOOD CUTS AND COLORED FRONTISPIECE, 173 PAGES, BOOK MEASURES 8"x5.75". FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, 70 YEARS OLD. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE IN SCARCE FULL LEATHER BINDING.

London: Geoffrey Bles 1950. 8vo. First Edition. 173 pp. Recent full dark green morocco, with raised bands, gilt devices and lettering to spine; marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Externally fine and bright. Minor spots to fore-edge but otherwise internally very clean. Colour frontispiece and numerous black & white illustrations by Pauline Baynes. The first volume published by Lewis in his Narnia series. A handsome copy of this all-time classic. . Near Fine. Full Morocco. First Edition. 1950.

Geoffrey Bles. London. 1950. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8 x 5.6 inches). Illustrated throughout with full colour frontis & line drawings by Baynes. A few minor marks to a handful of pages but overall very good bright and clean copy in fine leather binding. Recent full dark green morocco. Spine with five raised bands. Compartments ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Top edge gilt. A lovely copy of the first book in the Narnia series.

London : Geoffrey Bles, (1950). First edition. Illustrations and colour frontispiece by Pauline Baynes. The first and best-known of the Narnia chronicles. "It is a kind of modern fairy tale about four children evacuated to an old house in the country during the war. They discover that merely by stepping into a wardrobe they have access to a wonderland of strange creatures and stranger adventures ... his little book may well become a children's classic" (a prophetic review in the Belfast News-Letter, 30th October 1950). Post 8vo (198 x 130mm). (174)pp. Coloured frontispiece. Illustrations. Bound, without final blank, in an elegant recent full green morocco, banded and gilt; a few very minor marks and spots, but a very good copy.

Boards and spine faded, contents clean, Gift inscription on front free end paper, no other inscriptions or book plates.

Book. Fine. No Binding. Signed by Author(s). F. Original Art a pencil drawing The Unicorn from the book The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe. Signed and dated November 1990. A show piece..

New York:: The Macmillan Company,, 1950.. First US edition.. publisher's cloth in dust jacket.. Some very slight browning to the front free endpaper; slight wear to the top of the spine (not affecting any lettering); corners a little bumped; else a bright, fresh copy. The uncommon jacket is chipped at the top of the backstrip and the top and bottom of the front panel, affecting some lettering. Still, a presentable copy of an uncommon book in dust jacket. . 8vo,. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes..

E-287: The MacMillan Company. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. The Macmillan Company, New York. 1951-1962. Illustrated with Black and White Plates. Later Printings (Mostly 4th or Later; save for Prince Caspian and The Last Battle which are 1st Editions/1st Printings). DJs have shelf-wear present to the DJ especially around the extremities (chipping and wear present to the spine ends; the Last Battle has a piece missing from the spine and is from a later printing). Bound in cloth boards. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Foxing Present. Text is free of marks. Binding tight and solid. C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia has captivated readers of all ages for over sixty years, enchanting them with a magical realm where worlds come and go at the toss of a ring, where boys and girls become kings and queens, where there are more talking creatures than people. This set includes all seven titles in… Read More

New York: N, 1981. Illustrated by Michael Hague. Pp. viii+184(last colophon), illustrated in colour throughout; small cr. 4to; red cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt; dust wrapper, a trifle rubbed, edges slightly creased and split; occasional slight soiling; Macmillan, New York, 1981. First edition thus. *This copy with a signed ink sketch of Aslan by Michael Hague on the half-title page.

A complete 7 volume set of First Paperback Editions, FIRST PRINTING FOR EACH BOOK 1959-1965, in a Puffin books, Complete Chronicles of Narnia, slipcase. Published by Puffin Books, London. The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe; Prince Caspian;The Voyage of the Dawn Treader; The Silver Chair; The Horse and His Boy; The Magician's Nephew; The Last Battle. The soft back books are generally very good. Light rubbing to edges, one or two light crease marks and some wear to spine ends. Contents age toned, which is normal for these books. Small, neat, names to three volumes. Very uncommon as a set.

A near fine set of books and near fine dust jackets in a near fine slipcase, first edition thus. THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: 7 Volume Facsimile editions: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe; Prince Caspian; The Voyage of the Dawn Treader; The Silver Chair; The Horse and his Boy: The Magician's Nephew; The Last Battle, in red and gilt original slipcase, the books individually published between 2009-2011. Overseas delivery may incur increased delivery charges due to size and weight, these will only be charged at cost price, and you would be notified for acceptance before Biblio charges your chosen payment method. If you send me a message before making the purchase, I can let you know the cost of delivery to your chosen destination.