Various - 36 Penguin Books collection (assorted vintage paperbacks) - 1937-1980
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A 36-volume Penguin Books collection of assorted vintage English-language softback novels and plays, published between 1937 and 1980, in mixed condition with some wear to corners.
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36 Vintage pinguin books with a number of first pinguin editions
1. Pinguin adventure (pink pinguin)
Captain von Rintelen: The dark invader 1937
James Michener: Return to paradise 1957 first pinguin edition
Peter Fleming: Brazilian adventure 1975 first pinguin edition
Gerard Durell: The overloaded ark 1957 first pinguin edition
Laurens Van der Post: Venture to the interior 1957 first pinguin edition
2. Pinguin crime (green pinguin)
Raymond Chandeler: Trouble is my business 1954
Max Murray: Wait for a corpse 1961 first pinguin edition
Margery Allingham: Take two at bedtime 1964
Katherine Farrer: The missing link 1955
Margery Allingham: The beckoning lady 1960 first pinguin edition
NicolasFreeling Love in Amsterdam 1974
Nicolas Freelinf The king of the country 1975
Robert Van Gullik: The willow patern 1968 first pinguin edition
3. Pinguin drama (red pinguin)
Bernard Shaw: Man and superman 1954
Bernard Shaw: Back to Methusalem 1954
Bernard Shaw: Pleasant days 1955
Bernard Shaw: the doctors dilemma 1955
4. The pinguin English library
John Bunyan: The pilgrims progress 1965 first pinguin edition
Daniel Defoe: Robinson Crusoe 1965 first pinguin edition
Herman Melville: Moby Dick 1972 first pinguin edition
Sir Walter Scott: Waverly 1972 first pinguin edition
5. Pinguin plays
Bernard Shaw: Androcles and the lion 1957
Edward Albee: Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf 1968
6. Pinguin classics
Homer: The Odyssey 1970
Leo Tolstoy: War and peace I 1973
Leo Tolstoy; War and peace II 1973
7. Film adaptations
Joseph Conrad: Lord Jim 1965
Richard Hughes: A high wind in Jamaica
Graham Greene: The human factor 1980
8. Pinguin modern classics
Virginia Woolf: The death of the moth and other essays 1965
Henry James: The portrait of a lady 1963 first pinguin edition
Wyndham Lewis: The revenge for love 1972 first pinguin edition
Joseph Conrad The n of the Narcissus/Typhoon/and other stories 1975
Jaroslav Hasek: The good soldier Schweik 1971
James Joyce: Uylisses 1969 first pinguin edition
9. Pinguin science fiction
Pierre Boulle: Monkey planet 1975
All books are in normal condition for age with some wear and tear especially around the corners. Little foxing but slight browning of some pages in a number books.
A number of books has a name written on the first page (see pictures)
Sorry, no shipping to UK
36 Vintage pinguin books with a number of first pinguin editions
1. Pinguin adventure (pink pinguin)
Captain von Rintelen: The dark invader 1937
James Michener: Return to paradise 1957 first pinguin edition
Peter Fleming: Brazilian adventure 1975 first pinguin edition
Gerard Durell: The overloaded ark 1957 first pinguin edition
Laurens Van der Post: Venture to the interior 1957 first pinguin edition
2. Pinguin crime (green pinguin)
Raymond Chandeler: Trouble is my business 1954
Max Murray: Wait for a corpse 1961 first pinguin edition
Margery Allingham: Take two at bedtime 1964
Katherine Farrer: The missing link 1955
Margery Allingham: The beckoning lady 1960 first pinguin edition
NicolasFreeling Love in Amsterdam 1974
Nicolas Freelinf The king of the country 1975
Robert Van Gullik: The willow patern 1968 first pinguin edition
3. Pinguin drama (red pinguin)
Bernard Shaw: Man and superman 1954
Bernard Shaw: Back to Methusalem 1954
Bernard Shaw: Pleasant days 1955
Bernard Shaw: the doctors dilemma 1955
4. The pinguin English library
John Bunyan: The pilgrims progress 1965 first pinguin edition
Daniel Defoe: Robinson Crusoe 1965 first pinguin edition
Herman Melville: Moby Dick 1972 first pinguin edition
Sir Walter Scott: Waverly 1972 first pinguin edition
5. Pinguin plays
Bernard Shaw: Androcles and the lion 1957
Edward Albee: Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf 1968
6. Pinguin classics
Homer: The Odyssey 1970
Leo Tolstoy: War and peace I 1973
Leo Tolstoy; War and peace II 1973
7. Film adaptations
Joseph Conrad: Lord Jim 1965
Richard Hughes: A high wind in Jamaica
Graham Greene: The human factor 1980
8. Pinguin modern classics
Virginia Woolf: The death of the moth and other essays 1965
Henry James: The portrait of a lady 1963 first pinguin edition
Wyndham Lewis: The revenge for love 1972 first pinguin edition
Joseph Conrad The n of the Narcissus/Typhoon/and other stories 1975
Jaroslav Hasek: The good soldier Schweik 1971
James Joyce: Uylisses 1969 first pinguin edition
9. Pinguin science fiction
Pierre Boulle: Monkey planet 1975
All books are in normal condition for age with some wear and tear especially around the corners. Little foxing but slight browning of some pages in a number books.
A number of books has a name written on the first page (see pictures)
Sorry, no shipping to UK
Details
Number of books
36
Subject
Collected works, Literature, Science fiction and fantasy
Book title
36 Penguin Books collection (assorted vintage paperbacks)
Author/ Illustrator
Various
Condition
Mixed / Multiple
Publication year oldest item
1937
Publication year youngest item
1980
Edition
Multiple Books / Editions
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Penguin Books
Binding/ Material
Softback
Number of pages
100
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