Published by Harpercollins, New York, 2005
ISBN 10: 0060845287 ISBN 13: 9780060845285
Language: English
Seller: Orielis' Books, CHAPEL HILL, NC, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated by Baynes, Pauline (illustrator). First Edition Thus. A bright, attractive copy. ; A gorgeous two volume boxed set of the first two stories in the Narnia series. Unread -- still protected by the publisher's cellophane wrappings. There is a sticker that references the 2005 Narnia movie. The box illustrations are by Pauline Baynes and it indicates that the interior illustrations are also by Baynes, which presumably are the originals from the 1950s. ; Narnia; 11" - 13" tall; The Magician's Nephew (Book 1) : "When Digory and Polly try to return the wicked witch Jadis to her own world, the magic gets mixed up and they all land in Narnia where they witness Aslan blessing the animals with human speech." The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Book 2) : "Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia, and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter.".