Spine creased, a bit slanted, some edge wear and rubbing, some scuffing. A good reading copy. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 222 pages; "A sharp, sophisticated fantasy dealing with an old problem - temptation - in a new world - Perelandra. The newest planet in C. S. Lewis's celebrated space world, Perelandra (the Planet Venus), has been invaded by the devil's agent in the shape of an English physicist, Dr. Weston. Evil joins battle with good, represented by Ransom the philologist, as Perelandra and its Queen and Lady-Mother face the choice between ascending to perfection or following an older ... View More...
Blue cloth with black lettering, 186 pp, line drawing in black on front board. Spine is sunned and slightly slanted, corners bumped, a little edge wear, some sunning along all edges, b/w drawings throughout, text is clean and unmarked. Jacket in new Brodart, spine somewhat sunned, some edge wear and chipping, mainly along top edge from top of spine across front panel. Back flap lists the other six volumes (in the order originally published in the U.S.). Overall, a nice copy of a fairly early American printing. How Prince Caspian and his army of Talking Beasts conquered the Telmarines. "I... View More...
Light reading crease, corners bumped, a little edge wear and rubbing. A couple pages with light dampstains. Overall, an attractive copy. ; 7" - 9" Tall; 238 pages; An engaging account of the author's early life up to and including his conversion from atheism to theocracy to Christianity. In the Preface Lewis says: "The story is, I fear, suffocatingly subjective; the kind of thing I have never written before and shall probably never write again. I have tried so to write the first chapter that those who can't bear such a story will see at once what they are in for and close the book... View More...
A bright, attractive copy. ; A gorgeous two volume boxed set of the first two stories in the Narnia series. Unread -- still protected by the publisher's cellophane wrappings. There is a sticker that references the 2005 Narnia movie. The box illustrations are by Pauline Baynes and it indicates that the interior illustrations are also by Baynes, which presumably are the originals from the 1950s. ; Narnia; 11" - 13" tall; The Magician's Nephew (Book 1) : "When Digory and Polly try to return the wicked witch Jadis to her own world, the magic gets mixed up and they all land in Narnia ... View More...
Corners bumped, light reading crease, a little edge wear and a couple creases to front cover. Light tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy. ; Pictures are adapted from the illustrations by Pauline Baynes. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 217 pages; "How a talking horse and a boy prince saved Narnia from invasion." "Their shared adventures take them to the city of Tashbaan in disguise (Bree is disguised as a pack horse), where Shasta is mistaken for a truant prince, and on an endless ride by burning day and silvery night over the desert to Narnia, where Shasta discovers his ... View More...
Spine slightly creased, corners bumped, slight edge wear, owner's name on front end paper. Slight tanning but text is clean and unmarked. An attractive copy. ; Two page map of the desert to Narnia. ; Narnia; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; 224 pages; "How a talking horse and a boy prince saved Narnia from invasion." "Their shared adventures take them to the city of Tashbaan in disguise (Bree is disguised as a pack horse), where Shasta is mistaken for a truant prince, and on an endless ride by burning day and silvery night over the desert to Narnia, where Shasta discovers his true identi... View More...
Spine slightly creased, corners bumped, slight edge wear and rubbing. An attractive copy of this delightful children's classic. ; Wraparound cover is the dust jacket art created by Pauline Baynes for the hardcover editions, with her interior illustrations that she colorized around 1990. Two page map of the desert to Narnia. This special collector's edition features stiff wraps and thick, premium paper inside. ; 7 ¾" X 9 ¾"; 224 pages; "How a talking horse and a boy prince saved Narnia from invasion." "Their shared adventures take them to the city of Tashbaan in disguise ... View More...
Corners bumped, minor edge wear and rubbing, owner's sticker on front cover, some orange lines on top edge. A nice copy. ; Cover art by Chris Van Allsburg, original illustrations by Pauline Baynes. ; 6 ¾" - 7 ¾" Tall; 211 pages; Seventh and last book in the Chronicles of Narnia. How evil came to Narnia and Aslan led his people to a glorious new paradise. "Narnia . . . Where dwarfs are loyal and tough and strong -- or are they? . . . Where you must say goodbye . . . And where the adventure begins again. The Unicorn says that humans are brought to Narnia when Narnia is stirred an... View More...
Corners bumped, slight edge wear, owner's name inside front cover. Pages tanned but text is clean and unmarked. An attractive copy. ; Pictures are adapted from Pauline Bayne's delightful illustrations. ; Narnia; 5¾" - 6¾" Tall; 184 pages; Seventh and last book in the Chronicles of Narnia. How evil came to Narnia and Aslan led his people to a glorious new paradise. "Narnia . . . Where dwarfs are loyal and tough and strong -- or are they? . . . Where you must say goodbye . . . And where the adventure begins again. The Unicorn says that humans are brought to Narnia when Narnia is s... View More...
Corners bumped, minor edge wear and rubbing. Light tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy. ; Pictures are adapted from Pauline Bayne's delightful illustrations. ; Narnia; 5¾" - 6¾" Tall; 228 pages; Seventh and last book in the Chronicles of Narnia. How evil came to Narnia and Aslan led his people to a glorious new paradise. "Narnia . . . Where dwarfs are loyal and tough and strong -- or are they? . . . Where you must say goodbye . . . And where the adventure begins again. The Unicorn says that humans are brought to Narnia when Narnia is stirred and upset. And Narnia... View More...
Spine a bit creased, minor edge wear, some scuffing to back cover. Light tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A solid reading copy. ; While originally published later, the author intended this to be the first in his recommended reading order. ; Narnia; 6" - 7" Tall; 221 pages; How Aslan created Narnia and gave the gift of speech to its animals. "'This is a very important story,' the author explains at the start, 'because it shows how all the comings and goings between our own world and the land of Narnia first began.' Two children, Polly and Digory, live next door to one anoth... View More...
Spine a bit slanted, well creased, reading crease, some edge wear and rubbing. Pages yellowed but text is clean and unmarked. ; Puffin Books PS240. This copy has a wraparound cover featuring the dust jacket art created by Pauline Baynes for the hardcover edition. ; Narnia; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 206 pages; Volume 4 -- How captive Prince Rilian escaped from the Emerald Witch's underground kingdom. "Not even a year has passed! But when Eustace returns to Narnia with school friend Jill Pole, he discovers that seventy years have gone by there. King Caspian is now an old man.. His son, Princ... View More...
Corners bumped, slight edge wear. A bright, attractive copy. ; New cover art by Cliff Nielsen, with the original illustrations by Pauline Baynes. ; Narnia; 5¾" - 6¾" Tall; 257 pages; Volume 4 -- How captive Prince Rilian escaped from the Emerald Witch's underground kingdom. "Not even a year has passed! But when Eustace returns to Narnia with school friend Jill Pole, he discovers that seventy years have gone by there. King Caspian is now an old man.. His son, Prince Rilian, is lost, and Eustace and Jill are asked to find him. " Narnia is in peril, and only Eustace and Jill can... View More...
