Penguin Books

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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…

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

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"War and Peace" = "Pretend You Have Read This Book To Impress Your Friends."

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

I have this packed away somewhere, so can't add the publication date or cover artist at the moment, I'm afraid.

Cover by John Sewell, this edition from 1962.

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