GEORGE MACDONALD: AN ANTHOLOGY | By C. S. Lewis

George MacDonald: An Anthology (GMA)

George MacDonald: An Anthology is a collection of 365 brief selections from the writing of George MacDonald. C. S. Lewis edited the book, and it was published in 1946. Five settings of the work currently exist.

SETTING 1

GB1a

Geoffrey Bles (March 18, 1946)
Printing: The University Press, Glasgow

Edited by C. S. Lewis
White hardback with black title on in blue shield on spine
Jacket by Ged Mansell: Black author on white band over white and black title on red field
pages

Printing History:
1. March 1946 for 5s.
2. 1947 for 5s.
3. 1955 for 5s. (Hardback features shorter shield on spine)

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GB1b

Geoffrey Bles (1970)
Printing: Robert MacLebose and Company Ltd, The University Press, Glasgow

Edited by C. S. Lewis
Paperback: Black title over black editor on yellow cover
SBN: 7138-0284-7
pages

Printing History: (Continued from GB1a
4. 1970 for 37.5p (7s.6d.

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M1

The Macmillan Company (1948) *
Printing:

Edited by C. S. Lewis
Gray hardback with green editor/title on spine
Jacket: White title over subtitle in white shield over white editor on green cover
pages

* Note: Hooper lists date as 1947 (Companion, 816.)

Printing History:
1. 1948 for $1.50
3. 1960

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SETTING 2

DD1a

Dolphin Books of Doubleday & Company, Inc. (1962)
Printing: USA

Edited by C. S. Lewis
Paperback by George Giusti and Heather Standring: Black title in yellow circle with flourish border over black editor in yellow circle with flourish border over black MacDonald quotation in yellow circle with flourish border on red cover
pages

Printing History:
Sold for $.95

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DD1b

Dolphin Books of Doubleday & Company, Inc. (1962)
Printing: USA

Edited by C. S. Lewis
Paperback by George Giusti and Robin Jacques: Black title over black editor over drawing of Macdonald sitting in chair by open window over black quotation all in white field on yellow cover
pages

Printing History:
Sold for $.95

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SETTING 3

M2a

Macmillan Company, Inc. (1978)
Printing: USA

Edited by C. S. Lewis
Red hardback with silver editor/title on spine
Jacket by Mike Mclver: Orange title over purple subtitle over orange Lewis quotation over purple author on light orange cover
ISBN: 0-02-570530-X
157 pages

Printing History:
Sold for $4.95

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M2b

Collier Books of Macmillan Publishing Company (1986)
Printing: USA

Edited by C. S. Lewis
Paperback by Richard Nebiolo: Yellow author over pink title on navy blue cover
ISBN: 0-02-022640-3
157 pages

Printing History:
Sold for $6.95

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SETTING 4

F

Fount Paperbacks of Collins (1983)
Printing: Williams Collins & Co Ltd, Glasgow

Edited by C. S. Lewis
Paperback by Neil Churcher: White subject in evergreen bar over multi-color title in unparallel letters over blue editor on white cover with lime green fields
ISBN: 0-00-625933-2
? pages

Printing History:
3. March 1990 for £3.50

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SETTING 5

HC1a

HarperOne of HarperCollinsPublishers (2001)
Printing:

Edited by C. S. Lewis
Paperback by Jeffrey Fisher: White author in evergreen field over white feather over teal title on white cloudy field
ISBN: 978-0-06-065319-4
? pages

Printing History:
4. 2003 for $10.95
11. 2008 for $12.95

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HC1b

HarperOne of HarperCollinsPublishers (cir. 2009)
Printing: Unseen

Edited by C. S. Lewis
Paperback: Black/white pencil sketch of MacDonald’s head over white signature author in red diagonal bar over black title on white cover
ISBN: 978-0-06-065319-4
? pages

Printing History:
Unseen

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HC1c

HarperOne of HarperCollinsPublishers (cir. 2015)
Printing: USA

Edited by C. S. Lewis
Paperback by Kimberly Glyder: Green author in yellow field over black drawing of Macdonald writing at desk over white title on green cover
ISBN: 978-0-06-065319-4
182 pages

Printing History:
26. 2021 for $13.99

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