A GRIEF OBSERVED | By C. S. Lewis
A Grief Observed (GO)
SETTING 1 — All Volumes
FF1a
Faber & Faber (September 29, 1961)
Printing: Western Printing Services Limited, Bristol
Written under the name “N. W. Clerk”
Black “denim” hardback with gold title/author on spine
Jacket: Blue-grey title on dark grey field over black pseudonym on blue-grey cover
60 pages
Printing History:
1961 for 8s6d
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FF1b
Faber & Faber (1964)
Printing: Western Printing Services Limited, Bristol
Black “denim” hardback with gold title/author on spine
Jacket: Blue-grey title on dark grey field over black author on blue-grey cover; Identical to FF1a except for author
60 pages
Printing History:
1. 1964 for 9s6d
3. 1964 for 14s (£.70)
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GO1-FF1b-3-64-Cover
FF1c1
Faber & Faber (April 7, 1966)
Printing: Western Printing Services Limited, Bristol
(By 4th Printing: Whitstable Litho Ltd., Whitstable, Kent)
Faber Paper Covered Editions
Paperback: White title on green field over black author on white cover
ISBN: 0-571-06624-0 (by 4th printing)
60 pages
Printing History:
1. 1966. Sold for 5s
2. 1968 [Cover unknown]
3. 1971 [Cover unknown]
4. 1973 (clear vertical band on right of cover)
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FF1c2
Faber & Faber (c. 1978)
Printing: Whitstable Litho Ltd., Whitstable, Kent
Reprint of FF1c1
Paperback: Same as FF1c1 but without Faber paperback editions sidebar
ISBN: 0-571-06624-0
60 pages
Printing History:
5. 1976 [Cover unknown]
6. 1978 for 95p
7. 1981
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FF1c3
Faber & Faber (c. 1968)
Printing: Western Printing Services Limited, Bristol
Reprint of FF1c1
Paperback: Same as FF1c1 but without Faber paperback editions sidebar
ISBN: 0-571-06624-0
60 pages
Printing History:
8. 1983 for £1.50
GO1-FF1c3-8-83-Cover
SB1a
The Seabury Press (1964)
Printing: USA
Written under the name “N. W. Clerk”
White/Grey tiger-striped hardback with black overleaf and silver author/title on spine
Jacket: Grey author over grey flourish over grey title on black cover
ISBN: 0-8164-0137-3
60 pages
Printing History:
Sold for $2.00
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SB1b
The Seabury Press (1964)
Printing: USA
White/Grey tiger-striped hardback with black overleaf and silver author/title on spine
Jacket: Grey author over grey flourish over grey title on black cover
ISBN: 0-8164-0137-3
60 pages
Printing History:
1. Sold for $2.00
2. January 1964
3. February 1965 for $2.00
4. July 1966 for $2.50
5. June 1967 for $2.95
6. April 1970 for $3.95
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SB1c
The Seabury Press (1973)
Printing: USA
White/Grey tiger-striped hardback with red overleaf and silver author/title on spine
Jacket: White author over white flourish over white title on red cover (same layout as SB1b)
ISBN: 0-8164-0137-3
60 pages
Printing History:
[continued from SB1b]
7. September 1973 for $4.50 [1]
8. November 1973 for $4. 95 [Cream board cover with burgundy overleaf]
9. April 1974 for $4.95
[1] Publication data of GO3-BN-7-80 lists this printing on April 1972.
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HC1
Harper & Row Publishers (c. 1988)
Printing: USA
Brown hardback with silver author/title on spine
Jacket: White author over white flourish over white title on red cover (same layout as SB1c, including Seabury press on spine)
ISBN: 0-8164-0137-3 [Same as SB1c]
60 pages
Printing History:
3. 1988
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