The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. A Story for Children. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes. London: Geoffrey Bles, 1958. Fourth Impression. Pp, 173. Cloth boards bumped at corners and faded at edges, lacks front free endpaper & dust jacket. Contents in good condition.

The first of the seven novels published in ‘The Chronicles of Narnia Series’ (the land beyond the wardrobe) featuring four siblings evacuated from London during World War II to escape the Blitz and sent to the countryside to live with relatives.

The first edition was published in 1950.