Synopsis
The Pocket Penguins series consists of 70 unique titles published to celebrate Penguin's 70th birthday. They are emblematic of the renowned breadth of quality of the Penguin list and epitomise Penguin founder Allen Lane's vision of good books for all'. At 64 pages each, Pocket Penguins are ideal to travel with you wherever you're going and wherever you are, you'll be able to spend an idle moment with great authors ranging from Homer to Hornby. All are superbly designed and highly collectable with each cover created as part of a project undertaken by 70 leading artists and designers. Whether you're a heavy or a light reader or just appreciate great design this is a collection to grace anybody's bookshelf. Authors included in the Pocket Penguin series: Eric Schlosser, Nick Hornby, Albert Camus, P.D. James, Richard Dawkins, India Knight, Marian Keyes, Jorge Luis Borges, Roald Dahl, Jonathan Safran Foer, Homer, Paul Theroux, Elizabeth David, Anais Nin, Antony Beevor, Gustave Flaubert, Anne Frank, James Kelman, Hari Kunzru, Simon Schama, William Trevor, George Orwell, Michael Moore, Helen Dunmore, J.K. Galbraith, Gervaise Phinn, W.G. Sebald, Redmond O'Hanlon, Ali Smith, Sigmund Freud, Simon Armitage, Hunter S. Thompson, Vladimir Nabokov, Niall Ferguson, Muriel Spark, Steven Pinker, Tony Harrison, John Updike, Will Self, H.G. Wells, Noam Chomsky, Jamie Oliver, Virginia Woolf, Zadie Smith, John Mortimer, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Roger McGough, Ian Kershaw, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Steven Runciman, Sue Townsend, Primo Levi, Alistair Cooke, William Boyd, Robert Graves, Melissa Bank, Truman Capote, David Lodge, Anton Chekhov, Claire Tomalin, David Cannadine, P.G. Wodehouse, Franz Kafka, Dave Eggers, Evelyn Waugh, Pat Barker, Joanthan Coe, John Steinbeck and Alain de Botton.
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Pocket Penguins Boxed Set
Seller: Lacey Books Ltd, Cirencester, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Good. 2005 Penguin Books boxed set of 70 titles. Light reading wear, tape repair to edges of box, spines and box faded else very good condition. Seller Inventory # 6F-K4V6-N11U
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Pocket Penguins Boxed Set
Seller: Libri Preziosi, Aosta, AO, Italy
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Brossura. Condition: buono. Book in good condition. Slipcase shows some wear. Check the pictures. Safe packaging and fast shipping: 1. Books will be carefully packed using protection such as foam cushions and they will be placed in a robust box. (For small books, they will be placed in an envelop with bubble foam wrap and extra strong cardboard) 2. The shipping label will be purchased and the book will be delivered to the shipping courier access point within a day from the purchase (unless is weekend) 3. We ship from Italy. Please contact us in advance if the shipping destination is to an island or to a very remote place (For example, Cyprus, Canary islands, Madeira), we will need to check if there are shipping solutions for those destinations. There is no issue with shipping to EU countries plus Nordics, UK and North America. Tracking code, delivery and purchase guarantee: 1. The book will no take weeks to arrive, but it will arrive within a week from the parcel delivery to the shipping courier (in normal situations in EU countries) 2. You will receive the tracking code and you will be able to check the status of the delivery in every step. The book will not be stolen or get lost which is common when shipping with untraceable packages Feel free to contact us for any questions! Seller Inventory # 116862727431
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Pocket Penguins Boxed Set
Seller: p015, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Boxset paperback. Condition: Good. Condition: Goed. Binding: Boxset paperback. Language: Engels. Description: Mooie set met 70 dunne pocket. Sporen box. Ruggen pockets en delen box zon verkleurd. . Seller Inventory # 192719
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Book collection 0f 70 set box- Book Soft covers. The box that contains the books in very good condition. Book blocks are all clean and unmarked all side. Book boards are clean and unmarked front and back. Spines intact. Text body clean and unmarked throuhout the book set. (70 soft covers, COPLETE). Over-all an excellent and neat collection. See photos. for more information, please contact via e-mail. Extra charges for oversea postage as the collection weight is over 500gram. Book weight is 3.5kg. Seller Inventory # ABE-1728927904188
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Pocket Penguins Boxed Set
Seller: Fox and Tome Booksellers, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Complete box set, the box is damaged and repaired with clear tape, books are all in very good condition, inquire for photos. shipped with care. --- Released in 2005 to mark seventy years since the founding of Penguin Books, this collection brings together seventy short titles, each running to 64 pages, drawn from across the publisher's catalogue. The selected works span authors from antiquity through to contemporary writing, including figures such as Homer and Nick Hornby, reflecting the original ambition of founder Allen Lane to make quality literature widely accessible. Each volume features a distinct cover commissioned from a different artist or designer, making the set notable both as a sampler of the Penguin list and as a design project. Seller Inventory # OA-shelf-8-038
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Pocket Penguins Boxed Set
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Penguin Books Ltd (UK) 05.06.2005., 2005
ISBN 10: 0140912711
ISBN 13: 9780140912715
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Seller: Vulkaneifel Bücher, Birgel, Germany
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Condition: Wie neu. neu, noch in Schutzfolie, Versand spätestens am nächsten Werktag Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 3480 33,6 x 18,2 x 11,4 cm, Taschenbuch. Seller Inventory # 213555
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70 Pocket Penguins Box-Set
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London, Penguin Books 2005, 2005
ISBN 10: 0140912711
ISBN 13: 9780140912715
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Seller: Antiquariaat Schot, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands
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70 titles in accompanying slipcase, each around 50 p. Paperback (All volumes are in good condition and the slipcase still firm without tears or bumps.). Seller Inventory # 05891
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Pocket Penguins Boxed Set
Seller: Barclay Books, York, WA, Australia
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Paperback. Penguin (2005) Rare boxed set of 70 unique titles issued to commemorate 70 years of Penguin Books. Still in original cellophane thus unread and mint. Scans available if required. Seller Inventory # 3701283
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