THE LAST BATTLE
by LEWIS, C. S.; illustrated by BAYNES, Pauline:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Bodley Head. 1956. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Publisher's original blue cloth with silver titles to the spine in dustwrapper. Illustrated with line drawings by Pauline Baynes. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, lightly spotted to the closed text block edge are otherwise clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the very lightly rubbed dustwrapper that whilst without loss or tears is spotted to the rear panel and flap edges. Not price-clipped (9s 6d net to the front flap). The final published novel in the Narnia Chronicles. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Synopsis
The Last Battle is the final book in the Narnia series. Eustace and Jill have spent many years away from Narnia, and are suddenly and violently returned to help the once glorious land face it's darkest hour. The King, a Unicorn, and the few loyal subjects that remain stand to face the darkness and decide the fate of Narnia.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22013
- Title
- THE LAST BATTLE
- Author
- LEWIS, C. S.; illustrated by BAYNES, Pauline:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: The Bodley Head. 1956
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About the Seller
Lucius Books
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York, North Yorkshire
About Lucius Books
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Glossary
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...