The First Ten Penguins
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Slipcase: Good
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image; pamphlet included; faded slipcase;
A landmark moment in publishing history, The First Ten Penguins is a facsimile collection republished to mark Penguin's fiftieth anniversary, bringing together the very first ten titles that launched one of the most iconic imprints in the English-speaking world. The anthology gathers a remarkable and eclectic roster of titles — including André Maurois's Ariel, Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms, Agatha Christie's The Mysterious Affair at Styles, and Compton Mackenzie's Carnival — a testament to the bold, democratic vision that Allen Lane brought to affordable paperback publishing in 1935. This collection stands as both a cultural artefact and a publishing milestone, chronicling the moment when literature was made accessible to the masses at the price of a packet of cigarettes. The ten titles span genres from biography and crime fiction to literary novels, illustrating the breadth of Penguin's founding ambition. Together, they present an unparalleled snapshot of mid-twentieth-century taste and the revolutionary spirit that transformed the book trade forever — leaving the reader to wonder just how different the literary world might look had these ten slim orange volumes never existed.
Author: various
Format: Paperback
Published: 1985, Penguin Books
Genre: Anthology
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Slipcase: Good
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image; pamphlet included; faded slipcase;
A landmark moment in publishing history, The First Ten Penguins is a facsimile collection republished to mark Penguin's fiftieth anniversary, bringing together the very first ten titles that launched one of the most iconic imprints in the English-speaking world. The anthology gathers a remarkable and eclectic roster of titles — including André Maurois's Ariel, Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms, Agatha Christie's The Mysterious Affair at Styles, and Compton Mackenzie's Carnival — a testament to the bold, democratic vision that Allen Lane brought to affordable paperback publishing in 1935. This collection stands as both a cultural artefact and a publishing milestone, chronicling the moment when literature was made accessible to the masses at the price of a packet of cigarettes. The ten titles span genres from biography and crime fiction to literary novels, illustrating the breadth of Penguin's founding ambition. Together, they present an unparalleled snapshot of mid-twentieth-century taste and the revolutionary spirit that transformed the book trade forever — leaving the reader to wonder just how different the literary world might look had these ten slim orange volumes never existed.