Postcards from Penguin

This is a collection of 100 postcards, each featuring a different and iconic Penguin book jacket. From classics to crime, here are over seventy years of quintessentially British design in one box. In 1935 Allen Lane stood on a platform at Exeter railway station, looking for a good book for the journey to London. His disappointment at the poor range of paperbacks on offer led him to found Penguin Books. The quality paperback had arrived. Declaring that 'good design is no more expensive than bad', Lane was adamant that his Penguin paperbacks should cost no more than a packet of cigarettes, but that they should always look distinctive. Ever since then, from their original - now world-famous - look featuring three bold horizontal stripes, through many different stylish, inventive and iconic cover designs, Penguin's paperback jackets have been a constantly evolving part of Britain's culture. And whether they're for classics, crime, reference or prize-winning novels, they still follow Allen Lane's original design mantra. Sometimes, you definitely should judge a book by its cover.

ISBN 0141044667   Pages 100 ISBN13 9780141044668 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 748 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd   Reprint date 27-May-2010 12:00:00 am Imprint Penguin Books Ltd   Published in London Format Paperback   Height (mm) 170 Publication date 05 Nov 2009   Width (mm) 117 DEWEY 741.64   Spine width (mm) 64 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level General

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