shallow bump or discolouration
in an equally near-fine slipcase with a hint of shelf-wear
Publisher's original black cloth with gilt lettering and decorations to spine and front cover
Dark red four-volume slip case titled (as above) in gold
This copy was a gift to the wonderfully-talented Mr John Riches who dressed and supplied leather to The Fine Book Bindery in Irthlingborough for this particular edition
The Horse and His Boy (The Chronicles of Narnia) Agatha Christie shallow bump or discolourationLEWIS, C. S. The Horse and His Boy. London: Geoffrey Bles, 1959. First edition, third printing of the fifth book in the Chronicles of Narnia series (chronologically). 7. 9 x 5. 5 inch, 199 pages. Publisher's original binding, silver lettering to spine, map front endpapers; with unclipped (10s 6d net) dust jacket. A good ex library copy, with the binding slanted but firm, spine tips a tad crushed, and foxing and smudging to the closed text block, with