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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.
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41 of 41 people found the following review helpful
Format:Cards
I bought this set of Penguin postcards as a gift for a writer friend of mine - a lover of both books and pretty stationery. She was massively pleased with the gift and we whiled away some time over coffee sifting through the set.
Each card is different, unlike most sets of cards where you get multiples of a set number of designs. You get a pleasing variety of designs, the majority being of the classic Penguin style, but also covering a few Puffin covers, and a good selection from the 60s, where the firm broke into more abstract designs.
Good value for money even at the RRP.
Each card is different, unlike most sets of cards where you get multiples of a set number of designs. You get a pleasing variety of designs, the majority being of the classic Penguin style, but also covering a few Puffin covers, and a good selection from the 60s, where the firm broke into more abstract designs.
Good value for money even at the RRP.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Cards|Amazon Verified Purchase
These iconic book covers in postcard form have so many uses! So bright and cheerful. Well worth the money.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Cards|Amazon Verified Purchase
This box of 100 postcards illustrating a range of Penguin Books paperback covers from the late 1930's up to the 1970's (will a further box of more recent covers appear?) is terrific and effectively offers a museum of design for your own home! The high standards of work maintained by the company and the designers it employed throughout are impressive. It is good to see that, for the most part, the individual designers are identified although the person who devised the original characteristic horizontal white and orange division, the first Production Manager, Edward Young, is not credited as far as I can tell. However later designers and illustrators are named, such as Jan Tschichold, Stephen Russ, Germano Facetti, Romek Marber, Denise York, Alan Spain and Alan Aldridge.
Highly recommended. But which of these great postcards will you ever want to part with?
Highly recommended. But which of these great postcards will you ever want to part with?
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Lovely product
I ordered both the penguin and puffin postcard collections, both are equally attractive and made me smile when flicking through them. Read more
Published 25 days ago by Holly Anne
Very quick delivery, great range of cards
Very quick delivery, received it a couple of days before estimated delivery. I bought it as a Christmas present for a friend of mine reading English - she absolutely loves it! Read more
Published 4 months ago by axiomatic
P-P-P-Pick up a Penguin postcard pronto!
Superb collection of 100 lovingly printed postcards featuring cover designs from a host of classic Penguin novelisations. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Scaroth, Last of the Jagaroth
Great for display
This is a great set of good quality postcards that would delight any bookworm or those interested in history, typography, design etc. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Laura Dean
A bit more permanent than an e-mail
"Just a quick note to say" if you want to say something a bit more permanent than an e-mail, then saying it with a postcard is one way to make it special, and these postcards are... Read more
Published 5 months ago by LAS medic
Fantastic quality and original postcards
These postcards come packaged in a lovely box which can be used after the postcards have been all used up (this will take some time). Read more
Published 7 months ago by Y W. Smart
Highly recommended
Lots of great postcards at an excellent price. I try and match the book title to the person I'm sending them to.
Published 7 months ago by Sam Toomey
Charm, value, style - what more could you want?
How often to you order something with some excitement only to be disappointed when it arrives?
How often do you feel you haven't really got value for money? Read more
How often do you feel you haven't really got value for money? Read more
Published 9 months ago by Nemo
A pleasing collection
Lovely collection of Penguin book covers in the form of postcards. Very nicely presented within another Penguin 'book', this collection makes a great gift for avid readers,... Read more
Published 10 months ago by EMcC
A Literary Melange!!
Absolutely superb collection of beautifully made and presented book covers in the form of postcards, and they are not just Penguins there are some Pelicans mixed in to, all 100 are... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Monk
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