The Magician's Nephew by C.S.Lewis - 1955-01-01

Bodley Head, 1955-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Lewis, C.S. (Clive Staples) : The Magician's Nephew. London : The Bodley Head, 1955. First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 7.75"/20cm. Bound in publisher's green cloth over boards, bright silver lettering imprinted on spine. DJ in green w/black or white lettering (front) or white with black lettering (back); front also features a Pauline Baynes illustration in black and peach of Digory and Polly peeking into the uncle's room. Blank endpapers/flyleaves; 183 numbered pp plus one blank page at end. Many Baynes illustrations in b&w (none in color)scattered through text.Condition notes:A lovely, highly collectible copy of this Narnia classic, sixth in the series (in Lewis' original, published, order). This is the rare 1955 British First edition/First Impression by The Bodley Head. Included is the original dustjacket -- not a reproduction, not price-clipped. Binding is slightly cocked off square,solid. DJ shows tanning and foxing from age (see photos), several chips and small tears, at top corners, top of spine. The DJ also contains the only writing observed anywhere in this copy, discreetly in two places: in the upper right corner of the front inside flap of the DJ, where '1.50' has been written 1/8" tall, unobtrusive; the second, a small, neat numeral '6' on the DJ spine between the title and author. Both endpapers show slight tanning and foxing, the back slightly more than the front. Textblock edges are lightly tanned and with a trace of foxing. The green boards are nice, unfaded, corners not bumped, a slight dimple on rear top edge where perhaps the book was dropped. Spine top and bottom slightly rolled. We seal, wrap, box,and insure your package to protect your investment. We touch every book we offer for sale.