THE LAST BATTLE | By C. S. Lewis
The Last Battle (LB)
SETTINGS 3-7 — All Volumes
SETTING 3
PB1a
Puffin Books of Penguin Books (1964)
Printing: C. Nicholls & Company Ltd.
Paperback: White title/author on color Baynes image of last battle with Tirian with raised sword, blue band at bottom with Puffin
165 pages
Printing History:
1. 1964
2. 1965
3. 1965 for 3’6
4. 1966
5. 1967 for 3’6
6. 1969 for 3’6 (17.5p)
LB3-PB1a-3-65-Cover
PB1b
Puffin Books of Penguin Books (c. 1971)
Printing: C. Nicholls & Company, Ltd.
Paperback: Identical to LB3-PB1a, but with orange band at bottom with stylized puffin
ISBN: 0-14-03-0205-0
165 pages
Printing History:
7. 1970 (cover unknown)
8. 1971
9. 1972
10. 1973
11. 1973
12. 1974
13. 1974
14. 1975 for 40p
15. 1975 for 40p
16. 1976 for 40p
LB3-PB1b-x-x-Cover
SETTING 3b
F
Fontana-Lions for Collins (1980)
Printing: William Collins Sons & Co Ltd.
Revised reading order
Paperback by Stephen Lavis: Orange title/author over color picture of Eustace and Unicorn battling Calormen (wrap around to back of animals fighting Calormen)
ISBN: 0-00-671669-5
173 pages
Note: This is the first set of the Narniad to use the revised reading order, ordering the books “chronologically” rather than in order of publication.
Note: In boxed set VDT and LB break with this Setting, forming their own Setting 3b, due to their unique pagination
Printing History:
1. 1980
6. May 1982 for 95p
7. November 1982 for 95p
LB3b-F-6-82-Cover
SETTING 4
M2a
Collier Books for Macmillan (1970)
Printing: USA
Paperback by Roger Hane: Black author/title over full color of children and Aslan standing a door to dying Narnia on orange cover
ISBN: 0-02044210-6 [as of 20th printing]
184 pages
Printing History:
1. 1970 for $.95
2. 1971 for $.95
7. 1972 for $.95
13. 1975 for $.95
14. 1975
15. 1976 for $1.25
19. 1977 for $1.95
20. 1978 for $1.95
LB4-M2a-7-72-Cover
M2b
Collier Books for Macmillan (c. 1977)
Printing: USA
Paperback: Black author, blue title on white cover over Hane image from M2a
ISBN: 0-02-044210-6
184 pages
Printing History:
[Continued from M2a]
23. 1980 for $1.95
24. Sold for $1.95
25. Sold for $2.25
26. Sold for $2.25
38. Sold for $2.95
39. Sold for $2.95
42. Sold for $2.95
43. Sold for $2.95
49. Sold for $3.50
LB4-M2b-24-x-Cover
S1
Scholastic, Inc (January 1987)
Printing: USA
Paperback: Uses Souci cover from LB6-M4
ISBN: 0-590-40601-9
184 pages
Printing History:
At least 11 printings
LB4-S1-x-x-Cover
SETTING 5
Deluxe Edition Illustrated by Michael Hague (M3) only published in LWW
SETTING 6
M4
Collier for Macmillan Publishing (1986)
Printing: New York
Paperback: Black author, black title over image of Aslan and four children looking through door into dying Narnia with giant blowing horn on tan parchment cover
Illustrations by Daniel San Souci
ISBN: 0-02-044380-3
173 pages
Printing History:
1. 1986
2. Sold for $5.95
LB6-M4-2-x-Cover
SETTING 7
Large Print Editions
WR
Windrush of Clio Press Ltd (1986)
Printing: Hartnolls Limited, Bodmin, Cornwall
Large Print Editicgs on (UK)
Hardback by CGS Studios: Black title over circular Baynes picture of battle between Tirian and Eustace with Calormens over black author on grey cover
ISBN: 1-85089-108-7
197 pages
Printing History:
LB7-WR-x-x-Cover
GKH
G. K Hall Publishing (1986)
Printing: Unseen
Large Print Edition
Teal Hardback featuring Hane picture from LB2-M1d of children and Aslan standing a door to dying Narnia
ISBN:
Printing History:
Unseen
LB7-GKH-x-x-Cover