Reader's Digest Condensed Books
The Reader's Digest Condensed Books were a series of hardcover anthology collections, published by Reader's Digest and distributed by direct mail. Each volume contained several current best-selling novels (or, occasionally, nonfiction books), abridged (or "condensed"). Published originally four times each year, the rate of publication was increased gradually to a bi-monthly schedule by the early 1990s. The series was produced for more than 47 years (1950-1997), until being renamed as Reader's Digest Select Editions. (Note: UK editions seem to have been somewhat different from USA editions).
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[edit] 1950s
[edit] 1950
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Volume 1 - Spring
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Volume 3 - Autumn
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[edit] 1951
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Volume 4 - Winter
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Volume 6 - Summer
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[edit] 1952
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Volume 8 - Winter
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Volume 10 - Summer
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[edit] 1953
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Volume 12 - Winter
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Volume 14 - Summer
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[edit] 1954
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Volume 16 - Winter
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Volume 18 - Summer
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[edit] 1955
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Volume 20 - Winter
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Volume 22 - Summer
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[edit] 1956
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Volume 24 - Winter
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Volume 26 - Summer
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[edit] 1957
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Volume 28 - Winter
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Volume 30 - Summer
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[edit] 1958
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Volume 32 - Winter
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Volume 34 - Summer
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[edit] 1959
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Volume 36 - Winter
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Volume 38 - Summer
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[edit] 1960s
[edit] 1960
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Volume 40 - Winter
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Volume 42 - Summer
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[edit] 1961
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Volume 44 - Winter
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Volume 46 - Summer
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[edit] 1962
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Volume 48 - Winter
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Volume 50 - Summer
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[edit] 1963
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Volume 52 - Winter
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Volume 54 - Summer
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[edit] 1964
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Volume 56 - Winter
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Volume 58 - Summer
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[edit] 1965
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Volume 60 - Winter
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Volume 62 - Summer
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[edit] 1966
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Volume 64 - Winter
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Volume 66 - Summer
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[edit] 1967
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Volume 68 - Winter
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Volume 70 - Summer
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[edit] 1968
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Volume 72 - Winter
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Volume 74 - Summer
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[edit] 1969
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Volume 76 - Winter
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Volume 78 - Summer
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[edit] 1970s
[edit] 1970
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Volume 80 - Winter
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Volume 82 - Summer
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[edit] 1971
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Volume 84 - Winter
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Volume 86 - Summer
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[edit] 1972
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Volume 88 - Winter
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Volume 90 - Summer
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[edit] 1973
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Volume 92 - #1
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Volume 95 - #4
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[edit] 1974
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Volume 97 - #1
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Volume 100 - #4
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[edit] 1975
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Volume 102 - #1
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Volume 105 - #4
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[edit] 1976
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Volume 107 - #1
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Volume 110 - #4
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[edit] 1977
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Volume 112 - #1
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Volume 115 - #4
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[edit] 1978
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Volume 117 - #1
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Volume 120 - #4
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[edit] 1979
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Volume 122 - #1
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Volume 125 - #4
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[edit] 1980s
[edit] 1980
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Volume 127 - #1
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Volume 130 - #3
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[edit] 1981
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Volume 133 - #1
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Volume 136 - #3
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[edit] 1982
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Volume 139 - #1
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Volume 142 - #3
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[edit] 1983
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Volume 145 - #1
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Volume 148 - #3
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[edit] 1984
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Volume 151 - #1
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Volume 154 - #3
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[edit] 1985
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Volume 157 - #1
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Volume 160 - #3
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[edit] 1986
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Volume 163 - #1
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Volume 166 - #3
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[edit] 1987
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Volume 169 - #1
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Volume 172 - #3
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[edit] 1988
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Volume 175 - #1
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Volume 178 - #3
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[edit] 1989
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Volume 181 - #1
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Volume 184 - #3
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[edit] 1990s
[edit] 1990
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Volume 187 - #1
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Volume 190 - #3
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[edit] 1991
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Volume 193 - #1
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Volume 196 - #4
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[edit] 1992
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Volume 199 - #1
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Volume 202 - #4
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[edit] 1993
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Volume 205 - #1
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Volume 208 - #4
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[edit] 1994
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Volume 211 - #1
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Volume 214 - #4
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[edit] 1995
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Volume 217 - #1
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Volume 220 - #4
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[edit] 1996
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Volume 223 - #1
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Volume 226 - #4
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[edit] 1997
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Volume 229 - #1
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Volume 232 - #4
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Succeeding volumes were published under the title Reader's Digest Select Editions.
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