The Penguin Collector 94
Editor: | James Mackay |
Designer: | Tom Etherington |
Date: | Jun 2020 |
Type: | Newsletter (The Penguin Collector) |
Pages: | 96 |
Medium: | Newsletter |
Series: | Classics, Crime, Other and Misc, Pelican, Puffin and associated Series |
Focus: | Books, History of Penguin, Penguin Personalities |
Penguin Collector 94 continues the occasional series of specially designed front covers. In a homage to Romek Marber, whose Obituary can be found within the pages, Tom Etherington has created a cover that recalls that important period of Penguin history.
The three major sections of PC93 are Allen Lane's Penguin Books, Penguins in Depth and Reviews.
Contents include:
- Edward Young, Joan Coles, Allen Lane and Glyn Daniel
- 'From Bodley Head to Bertelsmann' by Robert Bruce
- 'The Penguin Science Surveys' by David Jackson
- 'Kay Webb's Publishing Ethos Endures' by Megan Dennis
- 'Marketing the Modern Classics' by Charisa Gunasekera
- 'If Too Many Books Spoil the Broth, Add a Splash of Wine' by Gregory Ball
- 'The Collector, with Some Advice for Sellers' by Mike Petty
- 'How Many Penguin Firsts?' by Andrew Malin
- 'Pelican Books by Design: An Exhibition' by Adrian King
- 'Classic Penguin: Cover to Cover' by Meg Prince
- 'Maigret Reaches a Conclusion' by James Mackay
- The Penguin-Lover's Lot
- Penguin Points
- Romek Marber 1925-2020
- Society News
Set in Bembo Standard 10 on 12pt
Printed by Short Run Press Ltd
Print run 550