Prince Caspian

by C.S. Lewis Publisher : Macmillan Year : 1951 Edition : First Printing : Thirteenth Pages : 186 Condition : Very Good Binding : Hardcover Dust Jacket : Yes Price : $74.95

Item Description :

Macmillan, 1951. FIRST EDITION, 13th printing (number line is 16 15 14 13.) Very good condition ex-libris, blue library binding with illustration and black titles, relatively few library stamps and card pocket on back endpaper. Original dust jacket in nice complete condition, illustrated, not price clipped, edge wear. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes. Book 2 in the legendary The Chronicles of Narnia series. "The immediate inspiration for the first book was a series of nightmares that Lewis had about lions. More seriously, he was concerned to do for children what he had done for an adult readership in his science fiction. to re-imagine the Christian story in an exciting narrative context." The Narnia books have been called "intoxicating to all but the most relentlessly unimaginative of readers, and must be judged the most sustained achievement in fantasy for children by a 20th-century author. Adored by children and academics alike, these books are extremely collectible, sought-after, and scarce." 186 pages.

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