THE DISCARDED IMAGE | By C. S. Lewis
The Discarded Image (DI)
An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature
The Discarded Image is the last book written by C. S. Lewis, published posthumously in 1964. It deals with medieval cosmology and the Ptolemaic universe, and portrays the medieval conception of a “model” of the world. One setting of the work currently exists.
SETTING 1
C1a1
Cambridge University Press (1964)
Printing: Brooke Crutchley, University Printing house
Navy blue hardback with gold title/author on spine
Jacket by Will Carter: Tan author on black bar over red title on black field
231 pages
Printing History:
1. 1964 for 22s.6d. or $3.95
2. 1964 for $3.95
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C1a2
Cambridge University Press (1967)
Printing: Brooke Crutchley, University Printing house
Black hardback with gold title/author on spine
Jacket by Will Carter: from C1a1
231 pages
Printing History:
[Continued from C1a1]
1. 1964 (Some first printings appear in this cover)
2. 1964
3. 1967
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C1b
Cambridge University Press (1967) [1]
Printing: St. Paul’s Press Ltd., Malta
Paperback version of C1a
ISBN: 0-521-09450-X
231 pages
[1] Hooper, Companion lists date as 11 January, 1968
Printing History:
1. 1967 for 9s.6d. or $1.65
2. 1970
3. 1971 for 80p or $2.75
4. 1974
5. 1976
6. 1978
7. 1979
8. 1981 (Printing: Interprint Limited, Malta)
9. 1983
10. 1987
11. 1988
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C1c1
Cambridge University Press (1994)
Printing: University Press, Cambridge
Canto Edition
Paperback: White title, yellow author in blue box on white field, featuring garden scene from Roman de la Rose.
ISBN: 0-521-47735-2
231 pages
Printing History:
1. 1994
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C1c2
Cambridge University Press (2005)
Printing: University Press, Cambridge
Canto Edition
Paperback by Peter Ducker: Black title, blue author on white field over garden scene from C1c
ISBN: 0-521-47735-2
231 pages
Printing History:
1995 (Cover Unknown)
1998 (Cover Unknown)
2000
2002
2005a
2005b
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C1d
Cambridge University Press (30 March 2012)
Printing: University Press, Cambridge
Canto Classic Edition
Paperback: White author over white title under tan work gloves on steel blue cover.
ISBN: 978-1107604704
242 pages
Printing History:
4. 2004
11. 2013
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