Lewis, C. S.
Prince Caspian [and:] The Magician's Nephew
£404
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 28 September 2022 from 10:00 BST
Description
London: Geoffrey Bles [-The Bodley Head], 1951-5. 2 works, both first editions, first impressions, 8vo, original boards, dust jackets, colour frontispieces by Pauline Baynes, illustrations throughout the text, each work with bookseller's ticket to front pastedown, Prince Caspian spine marked and rolled, dust jacket worn and torn with extensive loss, rear panel soiled and frayed, light spotting to endpapers, Magician's Nephew spine partially faded, dust jacket price-clipped, lacking half of spine and joints repaired with tape, edges rubbed, rear panel browned, ownership inscription to front free endpaper, spotting to endpapers, together with later impressions of the 5 remaining Narnia books