LEWIS, C. S. (1898-1963). The Horse and His Boy, London, 1954, 8vo, frontispiece and illustrations by Pauline Baynes, original grey cloth, red dust-jacket (a few short tears). THE FIRST EDITION OF THE FIFTH "NARNIA" NOVEL. RARE.

LEWIS, C. S. (1898-1963).  The Horse and His Boy. London: Geoffrey Bles, 1954. 8vo (198 x 135mm). Half title, monochrome frontispiece and illustrations by Pauline Baynes (some very light staining to the title). Original grey cloth, the spine lettered in silk, map endpapers (front free endpaper with lightly browned strip, as usual), red dust-jacket with the price of 10s. 6d. unclipped and with the rear turn-in blank except for the tiny printed code "APT/B875" at the foot, with an oval illustration on the upper wrapper by Pauline Baynes and a smaller illustration on the backstrip (a few short tears without loss, backstrip very slightly faded, corners a little frayed). THE FIRST EDITION OF THE FIFTH OF THE SEVEN "CHRONICLES OF NARNIA" NOVELS. Internally, the book is in remarkably clean and fresh condition (apart from the very light staining to the title), as are the cloth binding and dust-jacket. RARE.