MERE CHRISTIANITY | By C. S. Lewis
Mere Christianity (MC)
SETTINGS 1-2 — All Volumes
SETTING 1
GB1a1
Geoffrey Bles (7 July 1952)
Printing: The Garden City Press LTD, Letchworth Herts
Blue hardback with silver title/author on spine
Jacket: White title/author on red cover
177 pages
Printing History:
1. 1952 for 8s 6d.
2. 1953 for 8s.6d. [Apparent cover change mid run from blue to green]
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GB1a2
Geoffrey Bles (1953)
Printing: The Garden City Press LTD, Letchworth Herts
Green hardback with silver title/author on spine [Second printing blue hardbacks identical to GB1a1 exist, so this edition may only be result of fading and actually be identical to GB1a1]
Jacket: Same as GB1a1
177 pages
Printing History:
[continued from GB1a1]
2. 1953 for 8s.6d. [Cover change mid run from blue to green]
3. 1961 for 11s.6d.
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GB1a3
Geoffrey Bles (1969)
Printing: Lowe & Brydone Ltd, London
Blue hardback with silver title/author on spine
Jacket: Same as GB1a1
177 pages
Printing History:
[continued from GB1a2]
4. 1969
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SETTING 2
M1a
Macmillan Company (November 11, 1952)
Printing: USA
Blue hardback with white title on cover and white author/title on spine
Jacket by Ursula Suess: White author in blue bar over white title on blue field on blue horizontal pin stripes.
175 pages
Printing History:
1. 1952 for $2.75
2. 1953 for $2.75
6. 1955
9. 1957 for $2.75
10. 1958
11. 1960
12. 1960
14. 1963
15. 1964
16. 1965
17. 1967 [Featuring M1b black hardback]
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M1b
Macmillan Company (1970)
Printing: USA
Grey hardback with gold author/title on spine.
Jacket by Jeheber & Peace: Red title, white author on red field featuring large gothic “M”
175 pages
Printing History:
[probably continued from M1a]
18. 1970 for $4.95
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M1c
Macmillan Company (c. 1977)
Printing: USA
Brown hardback with gold author/title on spine, Jacket from M1b
ISBN: 0-02-570610-1
175 pages
Printing History:
22. 1977
27. Sold for $10.95
At least 30 printings
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M1d
Macmillan Paperbacks (1960)
Printing: USA
Paperback by Gilbert Etheredge: White title on black field, black author on red bar, featuring red and blue stained glass effect
175 pages
Printing History:
1. 1960 for $1.25
2. 1963 for $1.25
3. 1963 for $1.25
4. 1964 for $1.45
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SC
Scribner of Simon and Schuster, Inc. (Unknown) [1]
Printing: USA
Brown hardback with silver author/title on spine
Jacket by Jeheber & Peace: Identical to M1b
ISBN: 0-684-84638-1
175 pages
[1] Jacket flap lists Simon & Schuster copyright at 1943, which is incredible given the first edition GB1a was produced in 1952.
Printing History:
6. Sold for $18.00
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CR1
Collier Books of Macmillian Publishing Company (1984)
Printing: USA
Paperback: Red author, black title on yellow marbled cover (later printings do not have advert at top center)
ISBN: 0-02-086940-1
175 pages
Printing History:
1. 1984 for $4.95
17. Sold for $7.95
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BMC
Book of the Month Club (1992)
Printing: USA
Black hardback with pink overleaf with gold author/title on spine
Jacket by Monica Elias: White author over picture of smoking Lewis over white titles on black cover
Uses pagination from …
Screwtape Letters – ST1
Mere Christianity – MC2
Surprised by Joy – SJ2
Printing History:
Only one known printing
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