A BOOK OF NARNIANS, THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE OTHERS by Lewis, C. S.; Riordan, James; Baynes, Pauline - 1995

New York, NY.: Harper Collins, Publishers. Very Good. 1995. Hardcover in dust jacket. This book is hard-bound in color pictorially printed paper covered boards, in a very nice dust jacket. The covers show some edge-wear and light rubbing to the corners. the binding is solid. The contents are bright and clean, with very nice, color illustrations by Pauline Baynes. There is a black marker remainder mark on the bottom edge of the pages. This book is signed/inscribed by the illustrator, Pauline Baynes on the front free end-page. This book is a Stated First American Edition, with the numberline going from 2 to 10. - From the collection of Cuthbert Christian Thambimuttu (1945-2019) of Columbus, Ohio - known to many of his bookseller, author, and illustrator friends as "Tubby." He was persistent in the pursuit of autographed books by the writers and artists he admired, including Gorey, Sendak, Heaney, Byatt, Morrison, Updike and many more. Joseph Heller once wrote to Tubby in response to one more "please sign and return" request: "This is turning out to be a hell of a lot of work!" All signed books unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic. Many of the books are inscribed to both Cuthbert and his great friend of more than two decades Antonia Gale Moss. .