The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia) - UK 1st

First UK edition first impression in VG condition, there is a previous owner inscription to the front endpage, other pages clean, binding firm, there is some toning to boards. The jacket is from a fifth impression, now in removable protective sleeve.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a portal fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis, published by Geoffrey Bles in 1950. It is the first published and best known of seven novels in The Chronicles of Narnia (1950–1956). Among all the author's books, it is also the most widely held in libraries.It was the first of The Chronicles of Narnia to be written and published, but is marked as volume two in recent editions that are sequenced according the stories' internal chronology. Like the other Chronicles, it was illustrated by Pauline Baynes, and her work has been retained in many later editions.