The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Silver Chair, The Horse and His Boy, The Magician’s Nephew, The Last Battle.

Complete first edition set of C.S. Lewis's best-selling work, one of the best-selling series of all time which has sold 120 million copies in 47 languages. “Adored by children and academics alike, these books are extremely collectable, sought-after, and scarce” (Connolly, 186). Octavo, seven volumes, original publisher's cloth, each volume illustrated with plates, in-text illustrations, and maps by Pauline Baynes, including colour where called for. Comprising first editions of: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, covers with light toning to the extremities, dust jacket with some restoration and repairs, 1950; Prince Caspian, price-clipped dust jacket with repairs and restoration, strengthening tape to verso, 1951; The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, neat ink ownership inscription to half-title verso, dust jacket with neat repairs and restoration, small ink initials to top of rear dust jacket panel, 1952; The Silver Chair, dust jacket with repairs and restoration, 1953; The Horse and his Boy, unrestored dust jacket with light creasing and a few small closed tears, 1954; The Magician's Nephew, ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, dust jacket with repairs and restoration, strengthening tape to verso, toning, 1955; The Last Battle, price-clipped unrestored dust jacket, 1956. A very attractive and rare complete first edition set of Lewis's timeless, cherished series.