{"product_id":"the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe-chronicles-of-narnia-c-s-lewis-first-edition-1961-2","title":"The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLEWIS, C. S. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe\u003c\/strong\u003e. London: Geoffrey Bles, 1961. First edition, fifth printing. Publisher's light blue cloth, silver lettering to spine, plain endpapers; in unclipped dust wrapper showing price 10s 6d net to front flap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA good ex-library copy, with the binding slanted but firm, spine tips a tad bumped, shallow staining to the boards, and a few spots of foxing to the closed text block, with a library stamp and marking to the top edge. Internally very clean and free from previous owners’ inscriptions, save for a blind-embossed library stamp to the rear pastedown, some rubbing and staining to the front free endpaper, and a small library catalogue number penned to the copyright page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the beautiful dust wrapper, unusually bright and clean, with virtually no tanning to the spine, minimal wear to the extremities, a spot or two of foxing to the flaps, and a blind-embossed library stamp to the rear flap. Setting aside the ex-library markings, this is a rather beautiful copy indeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lovely first edition, later printing of this timeless story where four siblings step through a magical wardrobe into the land of Narnia, joining the noble lion Aslan in a battle against the White Witch, together trying to bring an end to her endless winter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53708880609619,"sku":null,"price":325.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/1961-The-Lion-the-Witch-and-Wardrobe-C-S-LEWIS-First-Edition-5th-Print-NARNIA_1.webp?v=1778424467","url":"https:\/\/sanchosrarebooks.co.uk\/products\/the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe-chronicles-of-narnia-c-s-lewis-first-edition-1961-2","provider":"Sancho's Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}