LEWIS, C[live] S[taples]. The Chronicles of Narnia. Being: The Magician’s Nephew; The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, The Horse and His Boy, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, and The Last Battle. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes. London: The Folio Society, 1996. 8vos: Volume 1; 191pp. Volume 2; 173pp. Volume 3; 207pp. Volume 4; 207pp. Volume 5; 230pp. Volume 6; 224pp. 192pp. Green cloth pictorially stamped in silver and gold. Pale yellow textured endpapers; b&w illustrations throughout the seven volumes. Fine copies in original color pictorial slipcase (edges a tad rubbed).

 

First Folio Society edition. For nearly 75 years, The Chronicles of Narnia have captivated readers young and old. Each of the seven books is a masterpiece, drawing the reader into a land where magic meets reality, and the result is a fictional world whose scope has fascinated generations. This stunning set, housed in a wonderful slipcase with an illustrated map of the land of Narnia and its surrounding countries, features all of Pauline Baynes’ original drawings for these classic novels.