The Magician’s Nephew, Signed by C. S. Lewis
The Magician’s Nephew, Signed by C. S. Lewis
By: C. S. Lewis
- Collection ID
- PBK.002333
- Type
- Printed Book
- Date
- 1955
- Geography
- London, (England)
- Language
- English
- Medium
- Printed on Paper
- Dimensions
- 7.9 × 5.5 × 0.9 in. (20.3 × 14 × 2.3 cm)
- Exhibit Location
- Not on View
Written by C. S. Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew was completed in February 1954 but not published until 1955. While it was the sixth published novel in The Chronicles of Narnia series, recent editions of the series, set in chronological order, place The Magician’s Nephew as volume one. Written as a prequel set in 1900 on Earth, the story tells how Aslan created the world of Narnia and how evil entered it. In Narnia, Aslan—a talking lion and the king of beasts—represents Jesus. This copy is a first edition, first impression, and features C. S. Lewis’s signature on the title page.
Written by C. S. Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew was completed in February 1954 but not published until 1955. While it was the sixth published novel in The Chronicles of Narnia series, recent editions of the series, set in chronological order, place The Magician’s Nephew as volume one. Written as a prequel set in 1900 on Earth, the story tells how Aslan created the world of Narnia and how evil entered it. In Narnia, Aslan—a talking lion and the king of beasts—represents Jesus. This copy is a first edition, first impression, and features C. S. Lewis’s signature on the title page.
Printed in 1955 by The Bodley Head, London, England. Acquired by Dr. Edwin Brown (1926–2015); Purchased after 2013 by Andrew Stimer, Camarillo, California;[1] Privately purchased in 2014 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2015 to National Christian Foundation (later The Signatry), under the curatorial care of Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Notes: [1] Information from Stimer states that he purchased this work from Dr. Edwin Brown, an avid reader and collector of Lewis’s works. Brown sold the majority of his collection to a library in 2013, and Stimer purchased the remaining Lewis material afterward.
Printed in 1955 by The Bodley Head, London, England. Acquired by Dr. Edwin Brown (1926–2015); Purchased after 2013 by Andrew Stimer, Camarillo, California;[1] Privately purchased in 2014 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2015 to National Christian Foundation (later The Signatry), under the curatorial care of Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Notes: [1] Information from Stimer states that he purchased this work from Dr. Edwin Brown, an avid reader and collector of Lewis’s works. Brown sold the majority of his collection to a library in 2013, and Stimer purchased the remaining Lewis material afterward.
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