Penguin Books

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Penguin Books revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through it's high quality, inexpensive paperbacks. Avoiding the gaudiness of other paperback publishers of the time, Penguin opted for the simple appearance of three horizontal bands, the upper and lower of which were colour coded according to

The best of the famous publishing house's jacket designs – from the classic colour bands to illustrations by Banksy and Shepard Fairey

Item specifics Condition Very Good: A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious ... Read more about the condition Very Good: A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket (if applicable) included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying…

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Erle Stanley Gardner: The case of the silent partner. Penguin Books 1966. Cover illustration by David Caplan.

There are some books that should be read where no one can see.

A look back at Penguin, the publisher that changed British reading habits

Cover by John Sewell, this edition from 1962.