{"product_id":"c-s-lewis-s-the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe-rare-unclipped-original-dust-jacket","title":"C. S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - Rare Unclipped Original Dust Jacket","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLEWIS, C. S. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.\u003c\/strong\u003e London: Geoffrey Bles, 1950.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrue first edition, first impression of C. S. Lewis’s \u003cem\u003eThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe\u003c\/em\u003e, the first of the seven \u003cem\u003eChronicles of Narnia\u003c\/em\u003e to be published and one of the great landmarks of twentieth-century children’s literature. Published in Britain in 1950, it introduced readers to Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter, the White Witch and Aslan, and established the world of Narnia that would become central to modern fantasy literature. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated by Pauline Baynes, with her celebrated colour frontispiece and numerous black-and-white illustrations throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the publisher’s original turquoise-green cloth, lettered in silver to the spine, the binding having been expertly restored while retaining its original character. Most importantly, the book is preserved in the rare original Pauline Baynes pictorial dust jacket, which is unclipped, retaining the correct 8s. 6d. net price and the printed APT\/S573 code to the rear flap. \u003cspan class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn exceptionally desirable example of the book that opened the door to Narnia, particularly scarce in its original priced dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LEWIS, C. S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53351513489675,"sku":null,"price":7500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0794\/7848\/9355\/files\/TheLion_TheWitch_TheWardrobe-InDustJacket_16.jpg?v=1788947658","url":"https:\/\/www.archbooks.co.uk\/products\/c-s-lewis-s-the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe-rare-unclipped-original-dust-jacket","provider":"Arch Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}