LETTERS OF C. S. LEWIS | By C. S. Lewis
Letters of C. S. Lewis (LOL)
Letters of C. S. Lewis is a collection of letters by C. S. Lewis, edited by his brother W. H. Lewis, published in 1966. Three settings of the work currently exist.
SETTING 1
GB
Geoffrey Bles Ltd (April 18, 1966)
Printing: Richard Clay (The Chaucer Press), Ltd.
Edited, with a memoir, by W. H. Lewis
Red/Brown hardback with gold title in blue box on spine
Jacket by Andrew Wallis: White title in blue band over b/w head shot of Lewis with white editor
308 pages
Printing History:
1. April 1966 for 30s.
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HB1a
Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc (November 16, 1966)
Printing: USA
Edited, with a memoir, by W. H. Lewis
Black hardback with gold title/editor on spine
Jacket by Miriam Woods: White title on teal field over black editor, with gold bars at top and bottom
308 pages
Printing History:
1. November 1966. Some sold for $5.95, others for $6.95
2. Sold for $6.95. A slightly smaller volume, teal on jacket is bluer.
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HB1b
A Harvest Book of Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (March 12, 1975)
Printing: USA
Edited, with a memoir, by W. H. Lewis
Paperback by Roy Kulman: B/W picture of young Lewis sitting in chair over bold black title with green highlight over black editor on white cover
ISBN: 0-15-650870-2
308 pages
Printing History:
1. March 1975 for $4.25
2. Sold for $4.95
10. Sold for $4.25
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HB1c
A Harvest/HBJ Book (cir. 1980)
Printing: USA
Edited, with a memoir, by W. H. Lewis
Paperback by Lem Rauk/Visible Ink: Maroon title over sepia toned image Lewis from HB1a over maroon editor on gray lily-patterned cover
ISBN: 0-15-650870-2
308 pages
Printing History: [probably continues from HB1b]
5. Sold for $5.95
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SETTING 2
F
Fount Paperbacks by Collins (November 17, 1988)
Printing: Glasgow
Edited, with a memoir, by W. H. Lewis
Revised and Enlarged, Edited by Walter Hooper
Paperback: Black author/title over image of red pen over sunset behind mountains on a yellow cover
ISBN: 0-00-627329-7
528 pages
Printing History:
1. November 1988 for £5.95
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HB2a
A Harvest Original of Harcourt Brace & Company (April 15, 1994) *
Printing: USA
Edited, with a memoir, by W. H. Lewis
Revised and Enlarged, Edited by Walter Hooper
Paperback: White title on black bars, black vertical author in vertical gold bar on left on orange cover features sepia image of young Lewis and b/w image of older Lewis writing at desk over white editors in black band at bottom
ISBN: 0-15-650871-0
528 pages
* Note: Copyright in book lists 1993, which Hooper identifies as a mistake (Companion, 810)
Printing History:
1. April 1994 for $14.95
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HB2b
A Harvest Original of Harcourt, Inc. (Unknown)
Printing: USA
Edited, with a memoir, by W. H. Lewis
Revised and Enlarged, Edited by Walter Hooper
Paperback by Liz Demeter: White author over black editors on gold bar over white title purple bar over b/w picture of Lewis writing at desk.
ISBN: 0-15-602797-6
528 pages
Printing History:
1. April 1994 for $18.00
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SETTING 3
HC1
HarperOne of HarperCollinsPublishers (February 14, 2017)
Printing: USA
A Reissue Edition
Edited, with a memoir, by W. H. Lewis
Revised and Enlarged, Edited by Walter Hooper
Paperback by Liz Demeter: White author over black editors on gold bar over white title purple bar over b/w picture of Lewis writing at desk.
ISBN: 978-0-06-264356-8
Dimensions: 5.31 x 1.1 x 8 inches
688 pages
Printing History:
1. February 2017 for $19.99
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