LEWIS, C.S. The Last Battle. With illustrations by Pauline Baynes. NY: The Macmillan Company [1956]. 8vo, [vi] 174pp. Blue cloth pictorially stamped in black. Numerous b&w illustrations. Spine ends a tad rubbed, bottom edge of sheets a tad stained, else a fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (some edgewear, a few scratches, price-clipped). With a bookplate signed by the artist, Pauline Baynes!

First US edition. The 7^th and final book in The Chronicles of Narnia. During the last days of Narnia, the land faces its fiercest challenge—not an invader from without but an enemy from within. Lies and treachery have taken root, and only the king and a small band of loyal followers can prevent the destruction of all they hold dear in this, the final tale in C.S. Lewis’ beloved saga.