Lewis, C. S.
Prince Caspian; The Voyage of the Dawn Treader; The Magician's Nephew
£2,772
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 8 February 2023 at 10:00 GMT
Description
London: Geoffrey Bles [-The Bodley Head], 1951-2-5. First editions, first impressions, 8vo, all in original cloth, with pictorial dust jackets, Prince Caspian and Dawn Treader each with frontispiece and map endpapers by Pauline Baynes, Prince Caspian spine rolled, a few marks to covers, spotting to edges, ownership inscription dated 1955 to front free endpaper, related bookplate pasted over a juvenile but accomplished drawing of Aslan in purple pencil on half-title, light spotting to endpapers and outer leaves, dust jacket slightly rubbed and marked, spine-panel with nick to to head and small hole to centre, Dawn Treader spine rolled, covers marked, spotting to edges, a few small spots to endpapers and outer leaves, bookplate to recto of frontispiece, ticks beside list of titles on verso of half-title, dust jacket slightly spotted and dust-soiled, a few shallow nicks and chips to edges, Magician's Nephew with spotting to edges, endpapers and outer leaves, bookplate to front pastedown, dust jacket spotted, tape repair to head of spine panel, rubbed in places
Footnote
Note: The second, third and sixth books in the Narnia series.