THE MAGICIANS NEPHEW | By C. S. Lewis

BH1a

The Bodley Head (1955)
Printing: The Pitman Press, Bath

Teal green hardback with silver title/author on spine
Jacket: White title over Baynes picture of Polly & Digory in attic over black author, image of flying Fledge on spine
172 pages

Note: BH published only MN and LB. Comparable companion volumes will be GB editions.

Printing History:
1. 1955 for 8s.6d.

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BH1b

Bodley Head (1958)
Printing: Pitman Press, Bath

Evergreen hardback with gold title/author on spine
Jacket: Black title over black Baynes picture of Polly & Digory in attic over black author on lime green cover, image of flying Fledge on spine
172 pages

Printing History:
[Continued from BH1a]
2. 1958 (unknown cover)
3. 1960 (unknown cover)
4. 1963
5. 1966 for 12s6d

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BH1c

Bodley Head (1968)
Printing: Pitman Press, Bath

Evergreen hardback with gold title/author on spine, same as BH1b
Jacket: White title over black and white Baynes picture of Polly & Digory in attic over white author on purple cover, image of Andrew on spine
172 pages

Printing History:
[Continued from BH1b]
6. 1968 for 12s6d

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LG1

Longmans Green and Co Ltd for Bodley Head (1967)
Printing: Unseen

The Pleasure in Reading Series
Lime green hardback with white title over Baynes picture of Witch leading children through Chain Ruin with black author inset
172 pages

Note: Series includes only MN and LB. Comparable LWW, PC, VDT, SC, and HB volumes were produced by Collins (CO1a) as part of the Evergreen Library Series

Printing History:
Unseen

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BH1d

Bodley Head (c. 1975)
Printing: Redwood Burn Lmt, Trowbridge & Esher

Evergreen hardback with gold title/author on spine, same as BH1b
Jacket: White title on red cover over circular color Baynes image of children flying on Fledge over white author
ISBN: 0-370-00926-6
172 pages

Note: Although published by Bodley Head, BH1d-MN and BH1d-LB were designed to be companion to CO1b volumes.

Printing History:
[Continued from BH1c]
7. 1971 (unknown cover)
8. 1975

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M1a1

Macmillan (1950)
Printing: New York

Lime green hardback with black Andrew closing door on cover, black author/title on spine
Jacket: GB cover, but with white candle light, guinea pig with ring image on back
167 pages

Printing History:
1. 1955 for $2.75​

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M1a2

Macmillan (c. 1962)
Printing: New York

Tan hardback with red Andrew closing door on cover, red author/title on spine
Jacket: Unknown
167 pages

Printing History:
[Probably continued from M1a1]
5. 1962

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M1b1

Macmillan (cir. 1964)
Printing: USA

Hardback: Yellow hardback with black Uncle Andrew on cover and black author/title on spine
Jacket by The Strimbans: Black author over Black title on Yellow cover over Baynes picture of children riding on flying fledge in yellow and pink boxes with castle spire in lower right corner
167 pages

Printing History:
9. 1966
10.
11. Sold for $4.95

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M1d1-3

Macmillan (1973)
Printing: USA, some later printings by Quality Printing and Binding, Berryville, VA

Exists in several colored hardbacks all with black Bayne’s sketch of Uncle Andrew at door
Jacket by Roger Hane: Black author/title over full color picture of Digory and Polly entering wood with witch holding Polly’s hair (duplicate of MN4-M2a)
ISBN: 0-02-758360-0
Dimensions: 5.75″ x 8.5″
167 pages

Printing History:
8. Book Club edition – Olive hardback with black image of Andrew on cover, black author/title on spine
9. Book Club edition – Olive hardback with black image of Andrew on cover, black author/title on spine
15. Sold for $8.95 – Mustard yellow hardback with black of Andrew on cover, black author/title on spine
15. Olive hardback with black image of Andrew on cover, black author/title on spine. Printed by Quality
15. Black hardback with gold image of Andrew on cover, gold author/title on spine. Printed by Quality
Note: Repetition of printing numbers likely from Quality Printing failing to change the copyright page.

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RBC

Religious Book Club of The Iversen-Norman Associates (1973)
Printing: USA

2 Volume collection of entire Narniad, using paginations from LWW-M1
Volume 1: LWW, PC, VDT, SC
Volume 2: HB, MN, LB, The Lion of Judah in Never-Never Land by Lindskoog
Royal blue puffed hardback with could series title over gold author over gold ramping lion shadow on v1 (castle on v2) over silver titles, with gold series title on spine
154 pages

Printing History:

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