Lewis (Clive Staples). The Lion

Lewis (Clive Staples). The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, first edition, two ink inscriptions on the front endpaper (slightly spotted), original cloth, slightly warped, the head and foot of the spine faded where the dust-wrapper is wanting, dust-wrapper torn and frayed, with loss of the first 'T' of the title, the head of the spine (c.2.5cm) and the foot (c.5.5cm), Geoffrey Bles, [1950] Provenance: By direct descent from Lawrence Whistler. Collection of Simon Whistler.