The Magician's Nephew
by C. S. Lewis
The Magician's Nephew is a children's fantasy by C. S. Lewis, first published by The Bodley Head in London on 2 May 1955, illustrated by Pauline Baynes. The sixth Narnia book to appear, it is a prequel in which Digory and Polly witness Aslan create Narnia.
- Editions tracked
- 1
- First edition
- Bodley Head, 1955
- First published
- The Bodley Head, London, 1955
- Series
- The Chronicles of Narnia
The first edition of The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis was published in London by Bodley Head in 1955. We track 1 edition.
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- Editions recorded
- 163 on Open Library, 92 in English
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Who published the first edition of The Magician's Nephew?
The first edition of The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis was published in London by Bodley Head in 1955.
How many editions of The Magician's Nephew are there?
We track 1 edition of The Magician's Nephew, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Where these facts come from
- The Magician's Nephew, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Magician's Nephew editions, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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