Handsomely bound in finely woven pale blue-green cloth stamped brightly in blue ink with a drawing of a dragon on the front boards and bright lettering on the spine. Very clean and tight throughout; virtually unread. With a touch of light wear to the corners. In a charming dust jacket with the original price of $2.75 at the bottom of the inside front flap; top corner clipped as usual. Light wear and chipping to the top and bottom of the spine ends. With a small chip at the top left-hand corner of the front panel. The rear panel is lightly soiled and has a tiny closed tear at the bottom edge. Overall, a very attractive copy of the first American edition in its original dust jacket. The third book in The Chronicles of Narnia series. Clive Staples Lewis (1898 1963), commonly called C.S. Lewis and known to his friends and family as "Jack", was a novelist, poet, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian, and Christian apologist. Born in Belfast, Ireland, he held academic positions at both Oxford University (Magdalen College), 1925 54, and Cambridge University (Magdalene College), 1954 63. He is best known both for his fictional work, especially The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Space Trilogy, and for his non-fiction Christian apologetics, such as Mere Christianity, Miracles, and The Problem of Pain. (Wikipedia) First American Edition with matching dates of 1952 on the title and copyright pages. And with "First Printing" on the copyright page.