Allen Lane, King Penguin: a Biography [Jan 01, 1979]
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Allen Lane, King Penguin : A Biography. (1979)
EN HC FEISBN: 9780091396909 bzw. 0091396905, in Englisch, Hutchinson, London, first edition, 1979, gebundenes Buch, Erstausgabe, mit Einband.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Wykeham Books [162256], LONDON, United Kingdom.
Cloth, 8vo, gilt penguin on cover, 24 cm, 406 pp, [8] pp of plates From the blurb: "If ever there has been in the twentieth century a man whose monument is all around us, that man is Allen Lane, the founder of Penguin Books. .What kind of man, then, was he ? To those expecting a self-taught didact, or an earnest do-gooder, Allen Lane was highly disconcerting. . J. E. Morpurgo approaches this very baffling man by tracing the profound influence of his 'uncle', the famous John Lane of John Lane The Bodley Head, and the formation of Allen's views in the family crucible of his brothers' company. The salad years of Allen, Dick and John Lane at The Bodley Head provide a series of hilarious capers against the background of London in the 1920s and early 1930s. The essential idea of mass-produced, mass-distributed, cheap books was itself the last of the capers - a formula, thought some, fit to save The Bodley Head; a formula, thought others, fit to bankrupt The Bodley Head. J. E. Morpurgo, himself a former Penguin, skilfully separates myth from reality in telling the story of the birth of Penguin Books. He then takes us into the excitement of the start of the Pelican list, the war years and the heady post-war development which started with the first and most famous Penguin Classic, E. V. Rieu's translation of Homer's The Odyssey. These were probably Allen Lane's happiest years." Very Good in slightly rubbed dustwrapper.
Cloth, 8vo, gilt penguin on cover, 24 cm, 406 pp, [8] pp of plates From the blurb: "If ever there has been in the twentieth century a man whose monument is all around us, that man is Allen Lane, the founder of Penguin Books. .What kind of man, then, was he ? To those expecting a self-taught didact, or an earnest do-gooder, Allen Lane was highly disconcerting. . J. E. Morpurgo approaches this very baffling man by tracing the profound influence of his 'uncle', the famous John Lane of John Lane The Bodley Head, and the formation of Allen's views in the family crucible of his brothers' company. The salad years of Allen, Dick and John Lane at The Bodley Head provide a series of hilarious capers against the background of London in the 1920s and early 1930s. The essential idea of mass-produced, mass-distributed, cheap books was itself the last of the capers - a formula, thought some, fit to save The Bodley Head; a formula, thought others, fit to bankrupt The Bodley Head. J. E. Morpurgo, himself a former Penguin, skilfully separates myth from reality in telling the story of the birth of Penguin Books. He then takes us into the excitement of the start of the Pelican list, the war years and the heady post-war development which started with the first and most famous Penguin Classic, E. V. Rieu's translation of Homer's The Odyssey. These were probably Allen Lane's happiest years." Very Good in slightly rubbed dustwrapper.
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ALLEN LANE: KING PENGUIN. A biography. (1979)
EN HCISBN: 9780091396909 bzw. 0091396905, in Englisch, London: Hutchinson, gebundenes Buch, mit Einband.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Barry McKay Rare Books [271608], Appleby-in-Westmorland, CUMBR, United Kingdom.
8vo (240x165mm), 406p. 14 plates. An ex-library copy in original cloth, dustjacket. Please note that the advised postage is based on an average book, if necessary the postage will be reduced to the correct amount and you will be notified by email.
8vo (240x165mm), 406p. 14 plates. An ex-library copy in original cloth, dustjacket. Please note that the advised postage is based on an average book, if necessary the postage will be reduced to the correct amount and you will be notified by email.
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Allen Lane: King Penguin (1980)
EN HC USISBN: 9780091396909 bzw. 0091396905, in Englisch, Hutchinson, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland, zzgl. Versandkosten, Verandgebiet: EUR.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, uncle phil's books, Coventry, [RE:4].
EX-library with the usual stamps and imperfections 406pp including index. The life of the founder of Penguin Books. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Hardback with dust wrapper.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, uncle phil's books, Coventry, [RE:4].
EX-library with the usual stamps and imperfections 406pp including index. The life of the founder of Penguin Books. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Hardback with dust wrapper.
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Allen Lane, King Penguin: a Biography (1979)
EN HC USISBN: 9780091396909 bzw. 0091396905, in Englisch, Hutchinson, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland, zzgl. Versandkosten, Verandgebiet: EUR.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, Gloucestershire, [RE:4].
1979. Hutchinson. First. Hard Cover. Book-VG+. Dj-Good, discoloured. 9.5x6.5. 406pp. 16 b/w photos. Hardcover.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, Gloucestershire, [RE:4].
1979. Hutchinson. First. Hard Cover. Book-VG+. Dj-Good, discoloured. 9.5x6.5. 406pp. 16 b/w photos. Hardcover.
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Allen Lane, King Penguin: a Biography (1979)
EN HC USISBN: 9780091396909 bzw. 0091396905, in Englisch, Hutchinson, London, first edition, 1979, gebundenes Buch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland, zzgl. Versandkosten, Verandgebiet: EUR.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Wykeham Books, LONDON, [RE:4].
Cloth, 8vo, gilt penguin on cover, 24 cm, 406 pp, [8] pp of plates. Hardcover.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Wykeham Books, LONDON, [RE:4].
Cloth, 8vo, gilt penguin on cover, 24 cm, 406 pp, [8] pp of plates. Hardcover.
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