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In 1935, if you wanted to read a good book, you needed either a lot of money or a library card. Cheap paperbacks were available, but their poor production generally tended to mirror the quality between the covers. Penguin paperbacks were the brainchild of Allen Lane, then a director of The Bodley Head. After a weekend visiting Agatha Christie in Devon, he found himself on a platform at Exeter station searching its bookstall for something to read on his journey back to London, but discovered only popular magazines and reprints of Victorian novels. Appalled by the selection on offer, Lane decided that good quality contemporary fiction should be made available at an attractive price and sold not just in traditional bookshops, but also in railway stations, tobacconists and chain stores. He also wanted a 'dignified but flippant' symbol for his new business. His secretary suggested a Penguin and another employee was sent to London Zoo to make some sketches. Seventy years later Penguin is still one of the most recognizable brands in the world.

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2034 - A Novel of the Next World War

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Science Fiction Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $27.00

A History of Wales

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Historical Novels (Penguin Publishing)

(dust jacket VG+)

Americans in Paris - Life & Death Under Nazi Occupation

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Historical Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $32.95

Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Reference Books (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $28.00

Arabian Nights, The - Tales of the 1001 Nights Vol. 2

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Reference Books (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $21.00

Arabian Nights, The - Tales of the 1001 Nights Vol. 3

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Reference Books (Penguin Publishing)

Art and Making of, The - Dungeons & Dragons, Honor Among Thieves

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Fantasy Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $45.00

Blood and Ruins

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Historical Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $30.00

Byzantium - The Early Centuries

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Historical Novels (Penguin Publishing)

Case Against Satan, The

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Horror Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $15.00

Cataclysm of Kang, The

By: Penguin Publishing

Stock #: RHP566

Product Line: Multiverse Role Playing Game

MSRP $49.99

Clash of Princes - Two-Player Adventure

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks (Penguin Publishing)

(slipcover Fair)

Conflict of Interest

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Mystery Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $6.95

Crown of Kings, The (1st Printing)

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Steve Jackson's Sorcery!

Cybergypsies, The

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Modern Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $28.95

D-Day - The Battle for Normandy

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Reference Books (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $18.00

Daughters of Kobani, The - A Story of Rebellion, Courage and Justice

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Reference Books (Penguin Publishing)

Doctor Who Coloring Book

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Children's Books & Products (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $14.99

Dr. Fourth

  NM $8.00

Eastern Front 1914-1917, The

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Reference Books (Penguin Publishing)

Eastern Front 1914-1917, The

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Reference Books (Penguin Publishing)

Fateful Choices - Ten Decisions That Changed the World, 1940-1941

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Reference Books (Penguin Publishing)

Fiasco - The American Military Adventure in Iraq

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Historical Novels (Penguin Publishing)

Gamble, The - General Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Historical Novels (Penguin Publishing)

(sticker on back cover)

Game Boys

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Reference Books (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $24.95

Give Me a Fast Ship - The Continental Navy and America's Revolution at Sea

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Historical Novels (Penguin Publishing)

Habsburgs, The - The Rise and Fall of a World Power

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Reference Books (Penguin Publishing)

Halbritter's Arms Through the Ages - An Introduciton to the Secret Weapons of History

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Reference Books (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $5.95

Haunted Castles

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Horror Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $22.00

Haunting of Hill House, The

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Horror Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $16.00

Hero of Ticonderoga, The

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Modern Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $6.99

(remainder mark)

Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Reference Books (Penguin Publishing)

Homer - The Iliad

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Historical Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $9.95

Isle of Stone, The - A Novel of Ancient Sparta

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Historical Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $7.99

Khare - Cityport of Traps (1st Printing)

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Steve Jackson's Sorcery!

Khare - Cityport of Traps (2nd Printing)

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Steve Jackson's Sorcery!

Man in the Monster, The - An Intimate Portrait of a Serial Killer

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Historical Novels (Penguin Publishing)

Miracle of Dunkirk, The

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Historical Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $7.95

Monarchy Transformed, A - Britain 1603-1714

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Reference Books (Penguin Publishing)

Night Ocean, The

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Modern Novels (Penguin Publishing)

No Silent Night - The Christmas Battle for Bastogne

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Reference Books (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $26.95

(tape on cover)

Normandy Crucible

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Reference Books (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $15.00

Patton at the Battle of the Bulge

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Reference Books (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $27.95

(former library copy)

Penguin Book of Card Games, The

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Reference Books (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $16.00

Penguin Book of the Undead, The - Fifteen Hundred Years of Supernatural Encounters

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Horror Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $17.00

People of the Mesa

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Historical Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $5.99

Pillars of the Earth, The

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Historical Novels (Penguin Publishing)

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Reality is Broken

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Reality is Broken

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Reference Books (Penguin Publishing)

(cover taped, notated)

Reckoners, The - Calamity

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Fantasy Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $10.99

Reckoners, The - Firefight

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Fantasy Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $10.99

Reckoners, The - Steelheart

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Fantasy Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $10.99

(dust jacket Fair, name inside)

Reindeer Hunters, The

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Historical Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $5.99

Riddles of the Sphinx, The - And the Puzzles, Word Games, Brainteasers, Conundrums, Quizzes, Mysteries, Code and Ciphers That Have Baffled, Entertained and Confused the World Over the Last 100 Years

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Mystery Novels (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $14.00

Rising '44 - The Battle for Warsaw

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Historical Novels (Penguin Publishing)

Secret Explorers and the Ice Age Adventures, The

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Children's Books & Products (Penguin Publishing)

MSRP $18.99

Seven Serpents, The (1st Printing)

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Steve Jackson's Sorcery!

Shamutanti Hills, The (1st Printing)

By: Penguin Publishing

Product Line: Steve Jackson's Sorcery!

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