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A rare 1956 first edition of C.S. Lewis’ novel, The Last Battle<\/em>, was recently found by two volunteers at the National Trust\u2019s second-hand bookshop in Mottisfont, England.\u00a0 Volunteers Christine and Robert Williams were sorting through a delivery of donations to the bookstore when they came across the book.\u00a0 It will be up for auction at Woolley & Wallis in Salisbury, England<\/a>, on June 17.\u00a0 It is estimated to auction for \u00a3700 – \u00a31,000.<\/p>\n

For the full story as found in The Romsey Advertiser<\/a>, please click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A thank you to Narnia Fans<\/a> for making us aware of the story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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