Set of first-edition copies of what are collectively known as ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ of CS Lewis – £3400 at Thomson Roddick.
Now handsomely bound in full red morocco and contained in slipcases, a set of first-edition copies of what are collectively known as ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ of CS Lewis led a Thomson Roddick (18% buyer’s premium) sale of October 7 with a bid of £3400 from a buyer on thesaleroom.com.
All illustrated by Pauline Baynes, the seven books had been launched in 1950 with The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe and completed in 1956 with The Last Battle.