The Chronicles of Narnia First Edition Series

LEWIS, C. S.  The Chronicles of Narnia.  Complete first edition, third printing (with the exception of The Last Battle which is second, and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe which is fifth) set of the author's best-selling work and one of the most beloved series of all time.

Octavo, seven volumes, original publisher's boards, each volume illustrated with plates, in-text illustrations and line drawings, and maps by Pauline Baynes, including colour where called for; in original dust jackets, all unclipped and correct for each volume, all now placed in archival sleeves. One of the finer sets we have handled of these increasingly-scarce first edition sets.

Comprising of:

1. The Magician’s Nephew. London: The Bodley Head, 1960. First edition, third impression. Publisher’s green boards, spine lettered in silver; with unclipped dust jacket. Very good copy with mildest rubbing to extremities and only some foxing to the closed text block and prelims; in the slightly foxed dust jacket that is a little tanned to spine and with a small closed tear to front panel.
2. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. London: Geoffrey Bles, 1961. First edition, fifth impression. Publisher's light blue boards, spine lettered in silver; in unclipped dust jacket. Very good copy with mildest rubbing to extremities, a little faded staining to the external binding, light cocking to spine, and only some foxing to the closed text block; in the slightly foxed dust jacket that is a little tanned to spine.
3. The Horse and His Boy. London: Geoffrey Bles, 1968. First edition, seventh impression. Publisher’s dark brown boards, spine lettered in silver, map endpapers at front; with unclipped dust jacket. Slight crushing to spine tips, cocking to spine, a little foxing to the closed text block and sporadically throughout. In the jacket with edges a little rubbed and chipped, spine slightly tanned and a longer closed tear to the bottom of the spine.
4. Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia. London: Geoffrey Bles, 1960. First edition, third impression. Publisher's blue boards, silver lettering to spine, map endpapers at front; in the unclipped dust jacket. Spine tips a tad crushed, some mild foxing to the closed text block and prelims, cocking to spine. In the jacket with a little foxing and a tanned spine.
5. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. London: Geoffrey Bles, 1960. First edition, third impression. Publisher's light blue boards, silver lettering to spine, map endpapers to front; in the unclipped dust jacket. Mild crushing and discolouration to spine tips and bump to rear corner, foxing to edges and offsetting to prelims, cocking to spine. In the jacket with a little foxing, soiling to rear and a tanned spine.
6. The Silver Chair. London: Geoffrey Bles, 1959. First edition, third impression. Publisher's navy blue boards, silver lettering to spine, map endpapers at front; in the unclipped dust jacket. Light crushing to spine tips, foxing to edges and prelims, cocking to spine. In the dust jacket that is foxed and nibbled to extremities with tanning to spine.
7. The Last Battle. London: The Bodley Head, 1958. First edition, second impression. Publisher's blue boards, silver lettering to spine; in the unclipped dust jacket. Light crushing to spine tips, slightest foxing to edges and prelims, cocking to spine, small inscription penned to FFEP. In the dust jacket that is quite foxed and tanned to spine.