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The Chronicles of Narnia
by Lewis, C.S
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Geoffrey Bles and The Bodley Head, 1950. Seven volumes complete, published between 1950-1956, comprising, 'The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe', (1950), [4], 5-172pp, [2]; 'Prince Caspian', (1951), [4], 5-194pp, [2]; 'The Voyage of the Dawn Treader', (1952), [8], 9-223pp, [1]; 'The Silver Chair', (1953), [10], 11-217pp, [1]; 'The Horse and His Boy', (1954), [8], 9-199pp, [1] with four full page illustrations outside of pagination; 'The Magician's Nephew', (1955), [6], 7-183pp, [1] and 'The Last Battle', (1956), [6], 7-184pp. Rebound by Temple Bookbinders in full blue morocco, raised bands, spines in six panels, title label to second panel, author label to fourth, remaining panels with central gilt device, date to foot, covers with single line border, gilt roll to inner edges, a.e.g. Externally very good indeed, internally a few spots of soiling and one or two spots of foxing generally to margins, but quite bright and clean. Housed in a silk covered and velvet lined slipcase. Hooper A20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 27 and 29 respectively. First Edition. Full Goatskin. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Baynes, Pauline. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Temple Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001393
- Title
- The Chronicles of Narnia
- Author
- Lewis, C.S
- Illustrator
- Baynes, Pauline
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Geoffrey Bles and The Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1950
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Lewis, Narnia, Sets, Bindings
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Temple Rare Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Temple Rare Books
Biblio member since 2012
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Temple Rare Books
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
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