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Price: US$271.06 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1953. Reprinted. 177 pages. Red dust jacket over green cloth with silver titles to spine. Light foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns, half title and free endpapers. Binding remains firm. Endpapers have strips of tanning and foxing caused by jacket. Slight nicks to fore edge of pp.152-155. Small stamp of letter h to half title page. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild sunning and scuffing overall. Spine has light sunning to ends and soft crushing. Book has a slight forward lean. A few very slight marks. Silver lettering slightly faded. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall; heaviest to rear and spine panels. Spine has pronounced sunning. Moderately foxed flaps. One small droplet mark to rear.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Price: US$288.19 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1953. Reprinted. 177 pages. Red dust jacket over green cloth with silver lettering to spine. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Slightly more pronounced to text block edges. Faint pencil inscription to front endpaper. Faint water staining to fore edge of text block with mild markings to both endpapers. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild sunning to spine and edges with some crushing to spine ends. Silver lettering is bright and clear. Book is slightly bowed. Unclipped jacket, priced 8s 6d net. Panels have moderate edgewear with areas of loss, noticeable tears, chips, and creasing. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Water staining to edges. Tape to inside front panel edge. Noticeable foxing to rear panel.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
C.S. LEWIS. The Silver Chair. Geoffrey Bles, London, 1953.
Price: US$416.28 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Fourth Book in The Tales of Narnia Series - This wonderful book is housed in a facsimile dustjacket in a superb condition. It was very recently reproduced from a First Edition - First Impression / Printing, from 1953 which was designed by Pauline Baynes. The dustjacket is printed on acid free paper and enclosed in a durable plastic archival sleeve for longevity and future protection. - I do not state on the dustjacket that it is a facsimile, nor do I put my business name on it. My facsimile dustjackets are a true representation of the originals, without modification. - Blue boards with silver gilt to the spine. The blue to the spine is unevenly faded.There is a little fraying to the top and bottom of the spine. Other than this, the boards are clean and tightly bound to the page block. - There are decorated endpages to the front and these have browned where there has been tape previously. Tape now gone. This is a second impression but this is covered by two small photocopied newspapers 'obituary' for C.S. Lewis to the copyright page so it appears to be a first impression, stating 'First Published 1953'. Beautifully illustrated by Pauline Baynes.- Age-browned in general. Few small areas of soiling to pages, but other than this, pages are nice and clean. - E N D - Our orders are shipped within 1 or 2 business days. - Thanks for your interest.
Seller: Modern_First_Printings, EAST SUSSEX, United Kingdom
LEWIS, C. S.. The Silver Chair. Geoffrey Bles, London, 1953, 1953.
Price: US$505.94 + shipping
Description: First edition, first impression, No dustwrapper.original publisher's cloth with silver lettering. Contains black and white illustrations by Pauline Baynes. Map illustrated endpapers and pastedowns. Near VG, slight dustiness, minor rubbing and discolouration to the cloth, neat ink name to half title, Minor offsetting to endpapers,couple feint marks but otherwise internally clean, bright and tight. Some foxing spots to the edges and a few margins. A pleasing example of one of the scarcest Narnia titles. 14839
Seller: Holybourne Rare Books ABA ILAB, Alton, United Kingdom
LEWIS, C. S.. The Silver Chair. Geoffrey Bles, 1953.
Price: US$3650.46 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing. 8vo. Blue boards with silver titles. Pictorial dustwrapper by Pauline Baynes. A near fine copy with very light wear. Internally clean with no inscriptions. Small old retailers ink stamp to rear endpaper. No marks to textblock edges. Very crisp and fresh. The priceclipped dustwrapper has benefitted from archival restoration to the head and tail of spine & to a tear at bottom half of front panel. Original dustwrapper now presents as clean and fresh. The fourth Narnia novel & generally recognised as the scarcest in first edition. Eustace and Jill escape the bullies at school through the strange door in the wall - it leads to an open moor in Narnia. Aslan has a task for the children and it ultimately leads them to confronting the Evil Witch if they are to save Prince Rillian.
Seller: Julian Roberts Fine Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Lewis, C.S.. The Silver Chair. Geoffrey Bles, 1953.
Price: US$4611.11 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 217pp. 1953. First edition. 8vo. sized. A very good, tight copy wth very good professionally restored dust jacket. One of the scarcer first editions in the Narnia series. No inscriptions. Original publisher's blue cloth boards - silver embossed to the spine. A map to the front endpapers and line drawngs by Pauline Baynes. Some toning to the endpapers. Some spottng to the fore-edges - chiefly to the upper fore-edge. The jacket has not been price-clipped and has been sympathetically restored with chips repaired to the head and tail of the spine (perhaps the slghtest loss of original text to the 'E' of 'Bless' and to a couple of corners. The whole now housed in a protective sleeve. There are around 3 short tears to the rear panel, which have been expertly repaired and a small chip to the upper left hand corner of the rear panel. There is slight loss to the head of the rear flap. Some normal age toning to the endpapers - largely caused by the dust jacket. A very good copy of a scarce and sought after first edition.
Seller: Trumpington Fine Books Limited, Gilmilnscroft, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
C S Lewis. The Silver Chair - UK 1st. Geoffrey Bles, 1953.
Price: US$5763.89 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Uk edition first impression from 1953 in near fine condition, no internal markings, pages clean, binding firm, the boars have some very minor wear, The jacket has benefitted from some professional restoration work, please see pics.
Seller: Setanta Books, Richmond, SURRE, United Kingdom
C.S. Lewis. The Silver Chair. Geoffrey Bles, UK, 1953.
Price: US$6404.32 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis First Edition Geoffrey Bles Ltd 1953. A fine copy that has no previous owner's marks or inscriptions. No foxing or toning to contents or edges and unblemished throughout. Covers are without toning, rubbing or bumping and silver lettering bold. In original fine dust jacket, still very much bright with some imperceptible restoration to edges. No creasing and not price clipped. "The Silver Chair" is the fourth book in C.S. Lewis's beloved "Chronicles of Narnia" series. In this installment, two schoolchildren, Eustace Scrubb and Jill Pole, are transported to the magical land of Narnia by Aslan, the great lion. Their mission is to rescue Prince Rilian, the heir to the Narnian throne, who has disappeared under mysterious circumstances. With the help of Puddleglum, a pessimistic but loyal Marshwiggle, they embark on a perilous journey across Narnia's northern wilderness, encountering enchanted beings, treacherous obstacles, and the sinister Queen of the Underland. As they unravel the truth behind Prince Rilian's disappearance, Eustace and Jill learn valuable lessons about courage, friendship, and the power of belief. "The Silver Chair" is a timeless adventure story that captivates readers with its imaginative world-building, compelling characters, and moral depth.
Seller: Brought to Book Ltd, London, United Kingdom
C S Lewis. The Silver Chair. Geoffrey Bles, London, 1953.
Price: US$6468.36 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The Silver Chair by C S Lewis, Published by Geoffrey Bles, London 1953 A very good copy of this first edition classic, The Silver Chair. Complete with unclipped dust jacket in good condition. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes. Original blue cloth boards with silver gilt lettering on the spine. Light wear to the spine ends. Bright colour of the cover. Map illustrated end papers. Browned panel. Previous owners name on the half title page. The contents are clean with only a few light marks. The hinges are very good. The dust jacket is bright with darkening of the spine. Lightly rubbed. Piece missing for the rear cover affecting the title. 5cm and 2cm tear on the front page. Chipped spine ends with tiny piece missing from the foot of the spine. 8vo 217pp
Seller: Rare And Antique Books PBFA, Exeter, DEVON, United Kingdom
Lewis, C. S.. The Silver Chair. Geoffrey Bles, 1953.
Price: US$8500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A very good first edition in a good dust jacket, with no restoration. First Published 1953 on the copyright page. Tears along bottom of spine of jacket. Spine of jacket faded. The rarest of the Narnia books in first edition. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
Lewis, C.S. The Silver Chair.. Geoffrey Bles, London, 1953.
Price: US$9800.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes. An exceptional example, as this is the most difficult volume in the series to find in collectible condition. The Silver Chair is the sixth book in C.S. Lewisâs The Chronicles of Narnia, a series that has become part of the canon of classic literature, drawing readers of all ages into a magical land with unforgettable characters for over sixty five years.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Lewis, C.S. The Silver Chair.. Geoffrey Bles, London, 1953.
Price: US$11000.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, contemporary name to the half-title page. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes. An exceptional example, as this is the most difficult volume in the series to find in collectible condition. The Silver Chair is the sixth book in C.S. Lewisâs The Chronicles of Narnia, a series that has become part of the canon of classic literature, drawing readers of all ages into a magical land with unforgettable characters for over sixty five years.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.