Postcards from Penguin：One Hundred Book Covers in One Box

Acollectionof100postcards,eachfeaturingadifferentandiconicPenguinbookjacket.Fromclassicstocrime,hereareoverseventyyearsofquintessentiallyBritishdesigninonebox.In1935AllenLanestoodonaplatformatExeterrailwaystation,lookingforagoodbookforthejourneytoLondon.HisdisappointmentatthepoorrangeofpaperbacksonofferledhimtofoundPenguinBooks.Thequalitypaperbackhadarrived.Declaringthat'gooddesignisnomoreexpensivethanbad',LanewasadamantthathisPenguinpaperbacksshouldcostnomorethanapacketofcigarettes,butthattheyshouldalwayslookdistinctive.Eversincethen,fromtheiroriginal-nowworld-famous-lookfeaturingthreeboldhorizontalstripes,throughmanydifferentstylish,inventiveandiconiccoverdesigns,Penguin'spaperbackjacketshavebeenaconstantlyevolvingpartofBritain'sculture.Andwhetherthey'reforclassics,crime,referenceorprize-winningnovels,theystillfollowAllenLane'soriginaldesignmantra.Sometimes,youdefinitelyshouldjudgeabookbyitscover.