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King Penguins are a collection of monographs printed between 1939 and 1959. They were the first Penguins to be hardback and include colour printing. I love their covers and quirky contents which are all illustrated with a good selection of colour plates. They're great little books and recently I decided to make a collection of them. I now have 7 so that's only 69 to go...
King Penguins are a collection of monographs printed between 1939 and 1959. They were the first Penguins to be hardback and include colour printing. I love their covers and quirky contents which are all illustrated with a good selection of colour plates. They're great little books and recently I decided to make a collection of them. I now have 7 so that's only 69 to go...
They are surprisingly hard to find, aren't they, but the ones I have seen are very handsome.
ReplyDeleteI agree, they are hard to find, especially in good condition. They came with D.J's, which helps. They are still not too expensive, so its a cheerful chase! xx
DeleteI agree, they are very handsome and are lovely on the shelf and in hand when reading. I like the golden lion on blue background in your sidebars on left and right.
ReplyDeleteThey really please me and make lovely little gifts too (if I can bear to part with them).I think the lion is from The Andrew Lang Animal Story Book. xx
DeleteGreat little collection. I can see why you like them. Diane
ReplyDeleteGreat little collection. I can see why you like them. Diane
ReplyDeleteThank you Diane x
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