The Magician's Nephew: A Story for Children [Chronicles of Narnia] by C. S. Lewis et al

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The Magician's Nephew: A Story … Children by C. S. Lewis and Pauline Baynes, First Edition with Dust Jacket

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Summary	A First Edition, [First Printing] of 'The Magician's Nephew: A Story for Children' by C. S. Lewis et al. in Fine condition in a Fine condition dust jacket published by The Bodley Head in 1955.
Edition	First Edition, [First Printing] Book edition identified by: 1) publisher's imprint information states 'First published 1955' and 2) no later editions or printings stated in the publisher's imprint information. Dust jacket edition identified by: 1) blurb and priced '8s 6d net' on the front flap with the code '3/3275' and 2) lists a list of Narnia books ending with (forthcoming) 'The Last Battle' on the lower panel.
Condition	Fine/Fine A very tidy copy, in a very tidy dust jacket. All notable faults: Book has minor lean of the spine. Dust jacket has one closed tear at the foot of the upper panel, minor wear at the head of the spine and corners and some light marks on the lower panel.
Author/s	Lewis, C. S. [Clive Staples] Illustrator: Pauline [Diana] Baynes C. S. [Clive Staples] Lewis (1898 to 1963)—Irish-born, British novelist, academic medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian, probably best known for his fiction, especially The Chronicles of Narnia, and to a lesser degree The Screwtape Letters and The Space Trilogy and Pauline [Diana] Baynes (1922 to 2008)—An English book illustrator born in Hove, probably best known for illustrations in the major works of C. S. Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia, Farmer Giles of Ham, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, Smith of Wootton Major, Tree and Leaf and Bilbo's Last Song) and J. R. R. Tolkien (some editions of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit).
Format	Hardcover Octavo (20-25 cm high). 183 printed pages in publisher's original green cloth with silver 'The Magician's Nephew' on the spine, 'C. S. Lewis' and 'The Bodley Head' on the spine, in dust jacket. Contains black and white illustrations by Pauline Baynes.
Publisher	The Bodley Head, London, 1955 Bodley Head—(Founded in 1887) An English publishing house founded by John Lane and Elkin Mathews. It is currently and imprint of Random House. [McBride page 23] [Zempel and Verkler page 56].
Content	Content A prequel to The Lion the With and the Wardrobe, going back to the creation of Narnia and how evil entered it.
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Title:

The Magician's Nephew: A Story for Children

Series:

Chronicles of Narnia

Author(s):

Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples) Illustrator: Pauline (Diana) Baynes

Edition:

First Edition

Publisher(s):

The Bodley Head, London

Published Date:

1955

Binding:

Hardback

Book Grade:

Very Good or better

Owners Inscriptions:

None

Dust jacket Grade:

Very Good or better

Jacket Present:

Present

Price Clipped:

Price Intact

Conservation:

None

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