THE DARK TOWER | By C. S. Lewis

The Dark Tower and Other Stories (DT)

The Dark Tower and Other Stories is a collection of Lewis’ short fiction, edited by Walter Hooper, including the titular work, an incomplete manuscript that appears to be an unfinished sequel to the science fiction novel Out of the Silent Planet. Three settings of the work currently exist.

SETTING 1

CO

William Collins Sons & Co (February 28, 1977)
Printing: William Collins Sons and Co Ltd., Glasgow

Walter Hooper, ed.
Black hardback with silver title/author on spine
Jacket by Reg Boorer: Red underlined author over black title over image of three scorpion men amidst tower before clouded moon all in white field on granite cover
ISBN: 0-00-222-155-1
158 pages

Printing History:
Sold for £3.95

DT1-CO-1-77-Jacket Front

DT1-CO-1-77-Jacket Front

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DT1-CO-1-77-Cover

HB1a

Harcourt Brace Jovanivich (April 18, 1977)
Printing: USA

Walter Hooper, ed.
Grey hardback with red overleaf and black author/title on spine
Jacket by Paul Garnarello: Black author on picture of dark tower capped by head of scorpion man surrounded by four professors over black title on tan scroll
ISBN: 0-15-213902-9
158 pages

Printing History:
1. April 1977 for $6.95
3. Sold for $6.95 [Mint green hardback with gray overleaf and black author title on spine]

DT1-HB1a-1-77-Jacket Front

DT1-HB1a-1-77-Jacket Front

DT1-HB1a-1-77-Cover

DT1-HB1a-1-77-Cover

HB1b

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Printing: USA

Walter Hooper, ed.
Paperback version of HB1a
ISBN: 0-15-623930-2
158 pages

Printing History:
2. Sold for $2.95
4. Sold for $2.95
5. Sold for $2.95
6. Sold for $3.95

DT1-HB1b-2-x-Cover

DT1-HB1b-2-x-Cover.

HB1c

Harvest/HBJ of Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Printing: USA

Paperback by David Diaz: Yellow author over white title over set of eyes looking across dark tower on black/brown hill with sky background.
ISBN: 0-15-623930-2
158 pages

Printing History:
[probably continued from HB1b]
7. Sold for $3.95
9. Sold for $6.95

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DT1-HB1c-7-x-Cover.

HB1d

A Harvest Book of Harcourt Brace & Company
Printing: USA

Paperback: White title on black bars, black vertical author in vertical gold bar on left on color montage of castle, close-up of eyes, and group of five men.
ISBN: 0-15-623930-2
158 pages

Printing History: [Possibly continued from HB1c]
11. Sold for $8.00

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DT1-HB1d-x-x-Cover

HB1e

Harvest Book by Harcourt, Inc.
Printing: USA

Paperback by Liz Demeter: White author on gold bar over white title purple bar over composite image of man’s eyes over group of men and burning building
ISBN: 978-0-15-602770-0
158 pages

Printing History:
2. Sold for $13.00
3. Sold for $13.00

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DT1-HB1e-x-x-Cover.

F1

Fount Paperbacks of Collins (July 28, 1983)
Printing: William Collins Sons & Co Ltd., Glasgow

Paperback: Black author over black title over color image of skyscraper with red/white pyramid in red circle on yellow cover.
ISBN: 0-00-626636-3
158 pages

Printing History:
Sold for £1.75

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DT1-F1-1-83-Cover.

SETTING 2

F2

Fount Paperbacks of Harper Collins (1998)
Printing: Caledonian International Book Manufacturing Ltd, Glasgow

Special Centenary Edition
Paperback by Andres Lindholm: Silver embossed author over white title over hazy picture of dark tower against night sky
ISBN: 0-00-628084-6
157 pages

Printing History:
Sold for £6.99

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DT2-F2-1-98-Cover

SETTING 3

HC

HarperOne of Harper Collins Publishers (February 14, 2017)
Printing: Unseen

Deckle-edged Paperback: Black title on white field under black sky next to red tower over white author on purple field
ISBN 10: 0062643533
ISBN 13: 978-0-06-264353-7
240 pages

Printing History:
1. 2017 for $13.99
2. 2021 for $13.99
3. 2022 for $13.99

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DT3-HC-x-x-Cover.