Penguin First Editions :: Early First Edition Penguin Books

The name 'Penguin' is synonymous with 'paperback'. Yet Penguin Books published a number of hardbacks. Some can be found in their own series, such as King Penguins 'K' and the Penguin History of Art 'Z'. Other series may have predominantly soft covers (such as in Miscellaneous 'Q') or began with soft covers and then introduced hard covers, such as in Buildings of England 'BE'.

However, on three separate occasions Penguin began production of hardback copies using existing titles but with different designed bindings. The first such foray was 'Bound Penguins' introduced in 1951. It had no special numbering system, just a 'Bound Penguin' or clothbound Penguin version of the same book.

The second attempt at hardbacks were the Library Editions (1967-69) with the 'H' prefix. This was a further attempt to meet the demand from libraries for hardback editions of Penguins. Library Editions were produced for only certain titles published or reprinted during the 1967 to 1969 period. 191 titles were published in this form between July 1967 and June 1969.

Library Editions retained their original number with an additional 'H' prefix. The main series books were identified with the 'H' prefix and the number, e.g. 'H2555', or a Pelican 'A' series such as 'HA150', both on this page; or Poetry 'D' series such as 'HD50' on page 2 of our Penguin Library Edition lists.

They were cased in a standard dark blue-grey binding with spine lettering and device in gold, and had dustwrappers repeating the design of the paperback edition's covers. A life expectancy three times that of the paperback was claimed.

The venture was discontinued because of disappointing sales and the agreement subsequently made with the library supplier Cedric Chivers to produce 'Chivers Penguins' (1970-72).

I am hugely grateful to Andrew Malin, Tim Graham and Paul Lickiss for their help and encouragement in developing the 'hardback' pages, to Tim for his lists and Andrew who contributed a significant number of images.

Information and cover photographs of the PENGUIN LIBRARY EDITIONS Series:

H2,555	Library Edition Series No.: H2,555 Title: SOVIET SHORT STORIES Vol. 2 Edited: by Peter Reddaway Cover: design by Germano Facetti Date First Published by Penguin: April 1968 Originally issued as: Penguin main series '2,555' Date of this Hardback edition: May 1968 Pages: 288pp. Printer: Richard Clay (The Chaucer Press) Ltd Price: 12/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Tim Graham
H2,696	Library Edition Series No.: H2,696 Title: WRITERS IN THE NEW CUBA: An anthology Edited: by J. M. Cohen Cover: design by John Sewell Date First Published by Penguin: August 1967 Originally issued as: Penguin main series '2,696' Date of this Hardback edition: September 1967 Pages: 194pp. Printer: Cox and Wyman Ltd Price: 12/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
H2,781	Library Edition Series No.: H2,781 Title: AUSTRALIAN WRITING TODAY Edited: by Charles Higham Cover: design by John Sewell Date First Published by Penguin: May 1968 Originally issued as: Penguin main series '2,781' Date of this Hardback edition: June 1968 Pages: 338pp. Printer: Hazell, Watson and Viney Ltd Price: 16/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
H2,805	Library Edition Series No.: H2,805 Title: FRENCH WRITING TODAY Author: Simon Watson Taylor Cover: design by John Sewell Date First Published by Penguin: April 1968 Originally issued as: Penguin main series '2,805' Date of this Hardback edition: May 1968 Pages: 354pp. Printer: Hazell, Watson and Viney Ltd Price: 19/- Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
H2,807	Library Edition Series No.: H2,807 Title: WRITING IN ENGLAND TODAY - The Last Fifteen Years Edited: by Karl Miller Cover: design by John Sewell Date First Published by Penguin: May 1968 Originally issued as: Penguin main series '2,807' Date of this Hardback edition: June 1968 Pages: 390pp. Printer: Cox and Wyman Ltd Price: 16/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA43	Library Edition Series No.: HA43 Title: INTRODUCING SHAKESPEARE Author: G. B. Harrison Illustrations: &2 black-and-white photographic plates and 4 drawings Cover: photography by Alan Spain and Nelson Christmas Date First Published by Penguin: 28 March 1939 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A43' Date of this Hardback edition: November 1968 Pages: 242pp. Printer: Jarrold and Sons Ltd Price: 18/- Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA125	Library Edition Series No.: HA125 Title: METALS IN THE SERVICE OF MAN Authors: Arthur Street and William Alexander Illustrations: 46 figures by Francis Coudrill, 8 pages of photographs containing 20 plates Cover: design by Bruce Robertson Date First Published by Penguin: March 1944 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A125' Date of this Hardback edition: April 1968 Pages: 322pp. Printer: Hunt, Barnard and Co Ltd Price: 13/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA150	SLibrary Edition Series No.: HA150 Title: OPERA Author: Edward J. Dent Illustrations: with nineteen illustrations from photographs (16 pages of photogravure) and seventeen original decorations in the text by Kay Ambrose Cover: photograph showing La Scala Theatre, Milan Date First Published by Penguin: as a Penguin 'Pelican' Special (in the Penguin Special series) on 24 May 1940 as 'S40', and as Pelican 'A150' in December 1945 Originally issued as: Penguin 'Pelican' Special 'S40' Date of this Hardback edition: March 1968 Pages: 194pp. + 16pp. Printer: Cox and Wyman Ltd Price: 13/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA220	Library Edition Series No.: HA220 Title: THE GREEKS Author: H. D. F. Kitto Cover: design by David Gentleman Date First Published by Penguin: January 1951 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A220' Date of this Hardback edition: September1967 Pages: 258pp. Printer: C. Nicholls and Co Ltd Price: 8/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA221	Library Edition Series No.: HA221 Title: ECONOMICS OF EVERYDAY LIFE Author: Gertrude Williams Cover: design by Derek Birdsall Date First Published by Penguin: June 1950 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A221' Date of this Hardback edition: July 1967 Pages: 288pp. Printer: C. Nicholls and Co Ltd Price: 15/- Image and additional information courtesy of Tim Graham
HA227	Library Edition Series No.: HA227 Title: OUR LANGUAGE Author: Simeon Potter Cover: design by Romek Marber Date First Published by Penguin: November 1950 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A227' Date of this Hardback edition: June 1968 Pages: 208pp. Printer: William Clowes and Sons Ltd Price: 10/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Paul Lickiss
HA231	Library Edition Series No.: HA231 Title: ENGLAND IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY Author: J. H. Plumb Cover: design by John Brinkley Date First Published by Penguin: September 1950 Originally issued as: *Pelican 'A231'. This book was later issued as part of The Pelican History of England, Volume 7.* Date of this Hardback edition: June 1968 Pages: 226pp. Printer: Hunt, Barnard and Co Ltd Price: 8/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA234	Library Edition Series No.: HA234 Title: ENGLAND IN THE LATE MIDDLE AGES Author: A. R. Myers Cover design: shows detail from a Britsh Museum Manuscript: Medieval impression of the Tower of London Date First Published by Penguin: March 1952 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A234'. This book was issued as part of The Pelican History of England, Volume 4 Date of this Hardback edition: February 1969 Pages: 290pp. Printer: C. Nicholls and Co Ltd Price: 12/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA255	Library Edition Series No.: HA255 Title: THE NORMAL CHILD and some of his abnormalities Author: C. W. Valentine Cover: design by Peter Forster Date First Published by Penguin: March 1956 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A255' Date of this Hardback edition: September 1967 Pages: 290pp. Printer: Cox and Wyman Ltd Price: 10/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA273	Library Edition Series No.: HA273 Title: AN INTRODUCTION TO JUNG'S PSYCHOLOGY Author: Frieda Fordham Cover: shows a portrait of C. G. Jung by Jean-Léon Huens Date First Published by Penguin: June 1953 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A273' Date of this Hardback edition: July 1968 Pages: 162pp. Printer: Richard Clay (The Chaucer Press) Ltd Price: 8/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA287	Library Edition Series No.: HA287 Title: BYZANTINE ART Author: David Talbot Rice Illustrations: 64 pages of photographic plates, 16 figures in text and map Cover design: shows Emperor Justinian. Mosaic in the church of San Vitale in Ravenna; Photograph by Hans Hinz Date First Published by Penguin: February 1954 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A287' Date of this Hardback edition: September 1968 Pages: 590pp. Printer: Jarrold and Sons Ltd Ltd Price: Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA289	Library Edition Series No.: HA289 Title: THE LITERATURE OF THE UNITED STATES Author: Marcus Cunliffe Cover: design by Denis Neale Date First Published by Penguin: March 1954 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A289' Date of this Hardback edition: August 1968 Pages: 418pp. Printer: Richard Clay (The Chaucer Press) Ltd Price: 16/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA292	Library Edition Series No.: HA292 Title: THE QUEEN'S GOVERNMENT Author: Sir Ivor Jennings Cover: design by Lewin Bassingthwaite Date First Published by Penguin: March 1954 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A292' Date of this Hardback edition: July 1967 Pages: 160pp. Printer: The Whitefriars Press Ltd Price: Image and additional information courtesy of Paul Lickiss
HA293	Library Edition Series No.: HA293 Title: ETHICS Author: P. H. Nowell-Smith Cover: design by Robert Fior Date First Published by Penguin: April 1954 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A293' Date of this Hardback edition: September 1967 Pages: 338pp. Printer: Cox and Wyman Ltd Price: 13/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA294	Library Edition Series No.: HA294 Title: DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES Author: J. A. Hadfield Cover: design by Derek Birdsall Date First Published by Penguin: April 1954 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A294' Date of this Hardback edition: November 1967 Pages: 244pp. Printer: R. and R. Clark Ltd Price: 12/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Paul Lickiss
HA295	Library Edition Series No.: HA295 Title: GRASSES A guide to their structure, identification, uses, and distribution in the British Isles Author: Charles Edward Hubbard Illustrations: by Joan Sampson Cover: design by Alan Spain Date First Published by Penguin: April 1954 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A295' Date of this Hardback edition: August 1968 Pages: 466pp. Printer: Richard Clay (The Chaucer Press) Ltd Price: 22/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA303	Library Edition Series No.: HA303 Title: MAN AND THE VERTEBRATES Volume One Author: Alfred Sherwood Romer Illustrations: 64 pages of black and white photographs, diagrams in text Cover: design by Colin Forbes Date First Published by Penguin: September 1954 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A303' Date of this Hardback edition: September 1968 Pages: 200pp. + 64pp. Printer: C. Nicholls and Co Ltd Price: 13/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA346	Library Edition Series No.: HA346 Title: HUMAN GROUPS Author: W. J. H. Sprott Cover: design by Barry Trengrove Date First Published by Penguin: September 1958 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A346' Date of this Hardback edition: November 1967 Pages: 224pp. Printer: Wyman and Sons Ltd Price: 8/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Tim Graham
HA370	Library Edition Series No.: HA370 Title: GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY The psycho-analytic approach Authors: S. H. Foulkes and E. J. Anthony Cover: design by Martin Bassett Date First Published by Penguin: March 1957 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A370' Date of this Hardback edition: September 1967 Pages: 272pp. Printer: Wyman and Sons Ltd Price: 11/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Paul Lickiss
HA372	Library Edition Series No.: HA372 Title: CHAMBER MUSIC Edited: by Alec Robertson Cover: painting 'Le Concert' by Jean-Honoré Fragonard in Amiens Museum Date First Published by Penguin: March 1957 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A372' Date of this Hardback edition: February 1968 Pages: 434pp. Printer: The Whitefriars Press Ltd Price: 16/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA380	Library Edition Series No.: HA380 Title: EDUCATION: AN INTRODUCTORY SURVEY Author: W. O. Lester Smith Cover: design by Ole Vedel Date First Published by Penguin: February 1957 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A380' Date of this Hardback edition: February 1969 Pages: 240pp. Printer: Hunt, Barnard and Co Ltd Price: 10/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Tim Graham
HA385	Library Edition Series No.: HA385 Title: SENSE AND NONSENSE IN PSYCHOLOGY Author: Hans J. Eysenck Cover: design by Michael Kitson Date First Published by Penguin: April 1957 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A385' Date of this Hardback edition: September 1968 Pages: 354pp. Printer: Richard Clay (The Chaucer Press) Ltd Price: 12/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA405	Library Edition Series No.: HA405 Title: MEMORY Facts and Fallacies Author: Ian M. L. Hunter Cover: design by Gerald Cinamon Date First Published by Penguin: October 1957 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A405' Date of this Hardback edition: June 1968 Pages: 338pp. Printer: The Whitefriars Press Ltd Price: 13/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA440	Library Edition Series No.: HA440 Title: JUDAISM: A HISTORICAL PRESENTATION Author: Isidore Epstein Cover: shows 'The Creation', four panels from the Sarajevo Haggadah in Zemaljski Muzej, Sarajevo; photograph by Behran Kapadia Date First Published by Penguin: February 1959 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A440' Date of this Hardback edition: April 1968 Pages: 354pp. Printer: Cox and Wyman Ltd Price: 13/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA453	Library Edition Series No.: HA453 Title: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THINKING Author: Robert Thomson Cover: design by Robert Hollingsworth Date First Published by Penguin: June 1959 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A453' Date of this Hardback edition: November 1967 Pages: 224pp. Printer: Hazell, Watson and Viney Ltd Price: 11/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA464	Library Edition Series No.: HA464 Title: A HISTORY OF SPAIN AND PORTUGAL Author: William C. Atkinson Cover: shows detail of the Infanta panel from the painting 'Poliptico' by Nuno Gonçalves in the Museo Nacional de Arte Antiga at Lisbon and detail from 'Guernica' by Pablo Picasso in the Museum of Modern Art at New York Date First Published by Penguin: January 1960 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A464' Date of this Hardback edition: September 1967 Pages: 386pp. Printer: C. Nicholls and Co Ltd Price: 16/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA501	Library Edition Series No.: HA501 Title: PREHISTORIC CRETE Author: R. W. Hutchinson Illustration: 32 pages photographic plates Cover design: by Ole Vedel Date First Published by Penguin: June 1962 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A501' Date of this Hardback edition: July 1968 Pages: 386pp. + 32pp. Printer: Cox and Wyman Ltd Price: 22/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA531	Library Edition Series No.: HA531 Title: CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE Author: J. A. Hadfield Cover design: by Derek Birdsall Date First Published by Penguin: April 1962 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A531' Date of this Hardback edition: February 1968 Pages: 290pp. Printer: Hazell, Watson and Viney Ltd Price: 12/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA551	Library Edition Series No.: HA551 Title: THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS IN ENGLISH Author: G. Vermes Cover design: not given Date First Published by Penguin: July 1962 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A551' Date of this Hardback edition: April 1968 Pages: 260pp. Printer: C. Nicholls and Co Ltd Price: 12/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA560	Library Edition Series No.: HA560 Title: THE GROWTH OF PLANTS Author: G. E. Fogg Illustration: 24 pages of black-and-white photographic plates; 53 figures in text Cover design: by Frederick Price Date First Published by Penguin: January 1963 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A560' Date of this Hardback edition: November 1967 Pages: 290pp. + 24pp. Printer: Richard Clay (The Chaucer Press) Ltd Price: 16/6d Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA613	Library Edition Series No.: HA613 Title: THE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL Author: Robin Pedley Cover: design by Bruce Robertson; photograph Hutton Picture Library Date First Published by Penguin: April 1963 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A613' Date of this Hardback edition: November 1967 Pages: 224pp. Printer: C. Nicholls and Co Ltd Price:
HA620	Library Edition Series No.: HA620 Title: A HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA Author: George Pendle Cover: design by George Daulby Date First Published by Penguin: August 1963 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A620' Date of this Hardback edition: July 1967 Pages: 258pp. Printer: C. Nicholls and Co Ltd Price: 15/- Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA630	Library Edition Series No.: HA630 Title: INTRODUCING MATHEMATICS: 1 - VISION IN ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS Author: W. W. Sawyer Cover: design by Derek Birdsall using Chinese characters for 'Happiness' Date First Published by Penguin: April 1964 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A630' Date of this Hardback edition: February 1968 Pages: 348pp. Printer: Cox and Wyman Ltd Price: 12/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA638	Library Edition Series No.: HA638 Title: VOTERS, PARTIES, AND LEADERS: THE SOCIAL FABRIC OF BRITISH POLITICS Author: Jean Blondel Cover design: by Bruce Robertson Date First Published by Penguin: September 1963 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A638' Date of this Hardback edition: February 1968 Pages: 274pp. Printer: Cox and Wyman Ltd Price: 11/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA656	Library Edition Series No.: HA656 Title: CHECK YOUR OWN I.Q. Author: Hans J. Eysenck Cover: design by Derek Birdsall Date First Published by Penguin: August 1962 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A656' Date of this Hardback edition: February 1968 Pages: 192pp. Printer: C. Nicholls and Co Ltd Price: 8/6d. Image courtesy of Tim Graham
HA671	Library Edition Series No.: HA671 Title: A HISTORY OF SCOTLAND Author: John Duncan Mackie Cover: design by Alan Aldridge, shows a stylised blue and white map of Scotland Date First Published by Penguin: November 1964 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A671' Date of this Hardback edition: March 1969 Pages: 416pp. Printer: C. Nicholls and Co Ltd Price: 13/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Paul Lickiss
HA696	Library Edition Series No.: HA696 Title: FACT AND FICTION IN PSYCHOLOGY Author: H. J. Eysenck Cover: design by Germano Facetti, based on fig. 8 in book Date First Published by Penguin: February 1965 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A696' Date of this Hardback edition: March 1968 Pages: 302pp. Printer: C. Nicholls and Co Ltd Price: Image courtesy of Paul Lickiss
HA712	Library Edition Series No.: HA712 Title: THE SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS OF PERSONALITY Author: Raymond B. Cattell Cover: design by Frederick Price Date First Published by Penguin: June 1965 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A712' Date of this Hardback edition: November 1967 Pages: 400pp. Printer: Richard Clay (The Chaucer Press) Ltd Price: 13/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Paul Lickiss
HA728	Library Edition Series No.: HA728 Title: A GEOGRAPHY OF THE U.S.S.R. Author: John P. Cole Cover: design by by Bruce Robertson, shows a map of population distribution in the USSR and four sections along the 55th parallel Date First Published by Penguin: August 1967 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A728' Date of this Hardback edition: July 1967 Pages: 334pp. Printer: Cox and Wyman Ltd Price: 10/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Paul Lickiss
HA733	Library Edition Series No.: HA733 Title: GOVERNMENT OF EDUCATION Author: W. O. Lester Smith Cover design: drawing by Bruce Robertson Date First Published by Penguin: July 1965 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A733' Date of this Hardback edition: 1February 1969 Pages: 210pp. Printer: Cox and Wyman Ltd Price: 11/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA743	Library Edition Series No.: HA743 Title: SLEEP Author: Ian Oswald Cover: design by Germano Facetti Date First Published by Penguin: January 1966 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A743' Date of this Hardback edition: July 1968 Pages: 144pp. Printer: Hazell, Watson and Viney Ltd Price: 10/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Paul Lickiss
HA755	Library Edition Series No.: HA755 Title: GUIDE TO THE BRITISH ECONOMY Author: Peter Donaldson Cover: design by Willock/Haynes/Aldridge Date First Published by Penguin: August 1965 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A755' Date of this Hardback edition: February 1968 Pages: 258pp. Printer: Richard Clay (The Chaucer Press) Ltd Price: 12/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA767	Library Edition Series No.: HA767 Title: A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF ENGLAND VOL. 1: 1066-1540 Authors: John J. Bagley and Peter B. Rowley Cover: photograph of the seal of Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, by Rodney Todd-White, permission of Society of Antiquaries, London. Date First Published by Penguin: March 1966 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A767' Date of this Hardback edition: August 1968 Pages: 276pp. Printer: Hazell, Watson and Viney Ltd Price: 12/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA769	Library Edition Series No.: HA769 Title: A HISTORY OF INDIA VOL.1 Author: Romila Thapar Cover: shows tenth century stone nymph in Archaeological Museum, Gwalior (Snark International) Date First Published by Penguin: August 1966 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A769' Date of this Hardback edition: July 1968 Pages: 386pp. Printer: Hazell, Watson and Viney Ltd Price: 16/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA770	Library Edition Series No.: HA770 Title: A HISTORY OF INDIA VOL. 2 Author: Percival Spear Advisory Editor: J. H. Plumb Cover: shows detail of painting of two European officers being entertained by an Indian gentleman at a 'nautch' by an unknown artist of the Delhi School, circa 1800 Date First Published by Penguin: November 1965 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A770' Date of this Hardback edition: May 1968 Pages: 290pp. Printer: Hazell, Watson and Viney Ltd Price: 12/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA772	Library Edition Series No.: HA772 Title: THE SYMPHONY VOL. 1: HAYDEN TO DVORAK Edited: by Robert Simpson Cover: shows detail from a painting by Raoul Dufy in the Musee de Nice (Snark International) cover of this vol. and HA773 match to show a full orchestra Date First Published by Penguin: May 1967 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A772' Date of this Hardback edition: July 1967 Pages: 386pp. Printer: Hazell, Watson and Viney Ltd Price: 10/- (price overstuck with 19/-) Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA773	Library Edition Series No.: HA773 Title: THE SYMPHONY VOL. 2: ELGAR TO PRESENT DAY Edited: by Robert Simpson Cover: shows detail from a painting by Raoul Dufy in the Musee de Nice (Snark International) cover of this vol. and HA772 match to show a full orchestra Date First Published by Penguin: May 1967 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A773' Date of this Hardback edition: July 1967 Pages: 290pp. Printer: Hazell, Watson and Viney Ltd Price: 21/- (price overstuck with 16/6d.) Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA775	Library Edition Series No.: HA775 Title: NEW HORIZONS IN PSYCHOLOGY Edited: by Brian M. Foss Illustration: 16 pages of black-and-white photographic plates and sketches in text Cover: design by Germano Facetti, of an impossible triangle, adapted from a figure by L. S. Penrose Date First Published by Penguin: March 1966 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A775' Date of this Hardback edition: July 1967 Pages: 448pp. + 16pp. Printer: Richard Clay and Co Ltd Price: 21/- Image and additional information courtesy of Tim Graham
HA779	Library Edition Series No.: HA779 Title: THE FAMILY AND MARRIAGE IN BRITAIN Author: Ronald Fletcher Cover: photograph by Roger Mayne Date First Published by Penguin: June 1966 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A779' Date of this Hardback edition: July 1967 Pages: 250pp. Printer: Cox and Wyman Ltd Price: Image courtesy of Paul Lickiss
HA793	Library Edition Series No.: HA793 Title: DE GAULLE Author: Alexander Werth Cover: design by Denise York Date First Published by Penguin: October 1965 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A793' Date of this Hardback edition: February 1968 Pages: 446pp. Printer: C. Nicholls and Co Ltd Price: 13/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA806	06 Library Edition Series No.: HA806 Title: GOTHIC Author: George Henderson Edited: by John Fleming and Hugh Honour Illustration: includes 115 illustrations in text Cover: design by Gerald Cinamon shows, front shows head of King David from the stained-glass window in the north transept of Chartres Cathedral (photo His Excellency Monseigneur Michon), back shows detail of the roof of Henry VII's Chapel, Westminster Abbey (photo A. F. Kersting) Date First Published by Penguin: May 1967 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A806' Date of this Hardback edition: July 1967 Pages: 226pp. Printer: Balding and Mansell Ltd Price: (overstuck 30/-) Second image shows the back cover Images and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA807	Library Edition Series No.: HA807 Title: PRE-CLASSICAL: FROM CRETE TO ARCHAIC GREECE Author: John Boardman Edited: by John Fleming and Hugh Honour Illustration: includes 104 illustrations in text Cover: design by Gerald Cinamon shows, front: painted stucco head, probably of a sphinx, from Mycenae, 1400-100 B.C., in the National Museum Athens (photo Hirmer); back, bronze griffin head of about 650 B.C. in the Olympia Museum (photo German Archaeological Institute, Athens) Date First Published by Penguin: May 1967 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A807' Date of this Hardback edition: July 1967 Pages: 194pp. Printer: Balding and Mansell Ltd Price: (overstuck 25/-) Second image shows the back cover Images and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA808	Library Edition Series No.: HA808 Title: MANNERISM Author: John Shearman Edited: by John Fleming and Hugh Honour Illustration: includes 115 illustrations in text Cover: design by Gerald Cinamon shows, front: shows a detail of 'Dead Christ with Angels' by Rosso Fiorentino, in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; back shows the Rospigliosi Cup, attributed to Benvenuto Cellini, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Date First Published by Penguin: May 1967 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A808' Date of this Hardback edition: July 1967 Pages: 226pp. Printer: Balding and Mansell Ltd Price: (overstuck 30/-) Second image shows the back cover Images and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA821	Library Edition Series No.: HA821 Title: BRITAIN AND THE WORLD ECONOMY Author: J. M. Livingstone Cover: design by Bruce Robertson Date First Published by Penguin: June 1966 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A821' Date of this Hardback edition: March 1969 Pages: 246pp. Printer: Richard Clay (The Chaucer Press) Ltd Price: 13/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA844	Library Edition Series No.: HA844 Title: THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO PENSIONS AND SUPERANNUATION Author: G. D. Gilling-Smith Cover: design by Bruce Robertson Date First Published by Penguin: January 1967 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A844' Date of this Hardback edition: June 1968 Pages: 482pp. Printer: Cox and Wyman Ltd Price: 22/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA865	Library Edition Series No.: HA865 Title: MARTIN LUTHER AND THE BIRTH OF PROTESTANTISM Author: James Atkinson Cover: shows detail from a woodcut of Luther preaching, by Cranach, courtesy of Roland Bainton Date First Published by Penguin: July 1968 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A865' Date of this Hardback edition: August 1968 Pages: 354pp. Printer: Richard Clay (The Chaucer Press) Ltd Price: 16/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA884	Library Edition Series No.: HA884 Title: KINSHIP AND MARRIAGE - An Anthropological Perspective Author: Robin Fox Cover: design by Bruce Robertson Date First Published by Penguin: October 1967 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A884' Date of this Hardback edition: February 1968 Pages: 274pp. Printer: C. Nicholls and Co Ltd Price: 13/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA885	Library Edition Series No.: HA885 Title: THE ORIGINS AND GROWTH OF ARCHAEOLOGY Author: Glyn Daniel Illustration: 8 pages of black-and-white photographic plates Cover: design by John Sewell, from plate 2, "Old Sarum" engraved by William Stukeley Date First Published by Penguin: September 1967 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A885' Date of this Hardback edition: September 1967 Pages: 306pp. + 8pp. Printer: C. Nicholls and Co Ltd Price: 17/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA886	Library Edition Series No.: HA886 Title: INTRODUCING BIOLOGY Author: James F. Riley Cover: photographs by Ken Moreman: top: normal bone with active marrow; bottom: small intestine mucosa Date First Published by Penguin: July 1967 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A886' Date of this Hardback edition: September 1967 Pages: 162pp. Printer: Hazell, Watson and Viney Ltd Price: 11/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA889	Library Edition Series No.: HA889 Title: MAN AND THE ENVIRONMENT: CRISIS AND THE STRATEGY OF CHOICE Author: Robert Arvill Illustration: 16 pages of black-and-white photographic plates Cover: shows the Chastang dam across the Dordogne, France (Institut Pédagogique National, Paris) and Lille motorway, Belgium (photo Alain Perceval, Snark International) Date First Published by Penguin: September 1967 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A889' Date of this Hardback edition: November 1967 Pages: 338pp. + 16pp. Printer: Richard Clay (The Chaucer Press) Ltd Price: 19/- Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA901	Library Edition Series No.: HA901 Title: PROBLEMS OF THE WORLD ECONOMY Author: Richard Bailey Cover: design by Brian Mayers Date First Published by Penguin: September 1967 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A901' Date of this Hardback edition: November 1967 Pages: 210pp. Printer: Cox and Wyman Ltd Price: 11/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA904	Library Edition Series No.: HA904 Title: THE PELICAN HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY Author: Robert Thomson Foreword: by B. M. Foss Cover: shows names and portraits of 10 founder figures Date First Published by Penguin: April 1968 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A904' Date of this Hardback edition: November 1968 Pages: 466pp. Printer: Hazell, Watson and Viney Ltd Price: 16/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA905	Library Edition Series No.: HA905 Title: THE ELECTRONIC REVOLUTION Author: S. Handel Illustrated: by C. Misstear Cover: no information provided Date First Published by Penguin: October 1967 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A905' Date of this Hardback edition: February 1968 Pages: 258pp. Printer: Cox and Wyman Ltd Price: 13/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA907	Library Edition Series No.: HA907 Title: POLITICS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Author: W. J. M. Mackenzie Advisory Editor: J. Blondel Cover: design by Keith Potts Date First Published by Penguin: August 1967 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A907' Date of this Hardback edition: September 1967 Pages: 432pp. Printer: C. Nicholls and Co Ltd Price: 16/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA908	Library Edition Series No.: HA908 Title: KEYNES AND AFTER Author: Michael Stewart Cover: design by Bruce Robertson including a caricature of Keynes by David Low from The New Statesman Date First Published by Penguin: November 1967 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A908' Date of this Hardback edition: February 1968 Pages: 274pp. Printer: Cox and Wyman Ltd Price: 12/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA911	Library Edition Series No.: HA911 Title: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE Author: Carl Ivar Sandström Editorial Foreword: by C. A. Mace Translated: by Albert Read Cover illustration: photograph by Roger Mayne Date First Published by Penguin: February 1968 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A911' Date of this Hardback edition: 1969 Pages: 262pp. Printer: Hazell, Watson and Viney Ltd Price: 16/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA914	Library Edition Series No.: HA914 Title: EARLY RENAISSANCE Author: Michael Levey Illustration: contains 111 illustrations within text Cover: design by by Gerald Cinamon, shows: front, a detail from Donatello's Cupid-Atys (photo R. Bencini-Hamlyn), back "Estienne Chevalier and St Stephen" by Jean Fouquet Date First Published by Penguin: November 1967 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A914' Date of this Hardback edition: February 1968 Pages: 226pp. Printer: Jarrold and Sons Ltd Price: 25/- Images and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA915	Library Edition Series No.: HA915 Title: THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO Authors: Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels Introduction: by A. J. P. Taylor Cover: design by Freda Morris Date First Published by Penguin: September 1967 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A915' Date of this Hardback edition: November 1967 Pages: 128pp. Printer: C. Nicholls and Co Ltd Price: 8/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Paul Lickiss
HA916	Library Edition Series No.: HA916 Title: TEACHING MACHINES AND PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTION Author: Harry Kay, Bernard Dodd and Max Sime Cover: illustrated by Mel Calman and Graham Bishop Date First Published by Penguin: February 1968 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A916' Date of this Hardback edition: March 1968 Pages: 180pp. Printer: Richard Clay (The Chaucer Press) Ltd Price: 12/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA925	Library Edition Series No.: HA925 Title: EXPERIENCE AND BEHAVIOUR Author: Peter McKellar Foreword: by C. A. Mace Cover: design by Robert Hollingsworth, photograph by Nelson Christmas Date First Published by Penguin: March 1968 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A925' Date of this Hardback edition: April 1968 Pages: 432pp. Printer: Cox and Wyman Ltd Price: 16/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA930	Library Edition Series No.: HA930 Title: HUMANISM Author: H. J. Blackham Cover: design by Henning Boehlke Date First Published by Penguin: March 1968 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A930' Date of this Hardback edition: April 1968 Pages: 226pp. Printer: Richard Clay (The Chaucer Press) Ltd Price: 12/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA933	Library Edition Series No.: HA933 Title: A PARENTS' GUIDE TO EDUCATION Author: E. B. Castle Cover: design by Bruce Robertson Date First Published by Penguin: May 1968 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A933' Date of this Hardback edition: June 1968 Pages: 290pp. Printer: Cox and Wyman Ltd Price: 12/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA947	Library Edition Series No.: HA947 Title: THE THEORY OF THE MODERN STAGE - An Introduction to Modern Theatre and Drama Edited: by Eric Bentley Cover: shows pages from the prompt book of Bethlehem 1902 by Edward Gordon Craig (photo Rodney Todd-White) and a project for a stage set by Appia, Bibliothéque de l'Arsenal (Snark International); Date First Published by Penguin: June 1968 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A947' Date of this Hardback edition: July 1968 Pages: 498pp. Printer: Hazell, Watson and Viney Ltd Price: 22/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA950	Library Edition Series No.: HA950 Title: THE BIRTH OF INDIAN CIVILIZATION: INDIA AND PAKISTAN BEFORE 500 BC Authors: Bridget and Raymond Allchin Illustration: 32 pages of photographic plates Cover: cover shows the painted lid of a vessel from the Harappa Cemetery, by courtesy of the National Museum, New Delhi (photograph by Darshan Lall) Date First Published by Penguin: October 1968 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A950' Date of this Hardback edition: November 1968 Pages: 370pp. + 32pp. Printer: Richard Clay (The Chaucer Press) Ltd Price: Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA954	Library Edition Series No.: HA954 Title: MONOPOLY CAPITAL: AN ESSAY ON THE AMERICAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ORDER Authors: Paul A. Baran and Paul M. Sweezy Cover: design by Bruce Robertson, shows histogram of the dollar assets of the ten largest American companies compared with gold and dollar reserves of selected countries for 1966 Date First Published by Penguin: May 1968 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A954' Date of this Hardback edition: June 1968 Pages: 400pp. Printer: Richard Clay (The Chaucer Press) Ltd Price: 19/- Image and additional information courtesy of Paul Lickiss
HA961	Library Edition Series No.: HA961 Title: THE RELIGIOUS LIFE Author: Sister Edna Mary Cover: photograph of Convent de la Tourette by Le Corbusier, photograph by Lucien Hervé (Snark International) Date First Published by Penguin: September 1968 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A961' Date of this Hardback edition: November 1968 Pages: 258pp. Printer: Richard Clay (The Chaucer Press) Ltd Price: 13/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA964	Library Edition Series No.: HA964 Title: THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF SOCIAL SCIENCE Edited: by Timothy Raison Cover: design by Bruce Robertson Date First Published by Penguin: January 1969 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A964' Date of this Hardback edition: February 1969 Pages: 240pp. Printer: C. Nicholls and Co Ltd Price: 13/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Paul Lickiss
HA966	Library Edition Series No.: HA966 Title: CHARTRES Author: George Henderson Illustration: includes 83 black-and-white photographic plates in text Cover: design by Gerald Cinamon shows detail of Chartres Cathedral: front - the North Portal; back - flying buttresses of the nave, photographs by Eric de Maré Date First Published by Penguin: October 1968 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A966' Date of this Hardback edition: November 1968 Pages: 178pp. Printer: Richard Clay (The Chaucer Press) Ltd Price: 24/- Images and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA969	Library Edition Series No.: HA969 Title: REVOLUTION IN OPTICS Author: Samuel Tolansky Illustration: 12 pages of black-and-white photographic plates Cover: photographs by Samuel Tolansky Date First Published by Penguin: September 1968 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A969' Date of this Hardback edition: November 1968 Pages: 224pp. + 12pp. Printer: Richard Clay (The Chaucer Press) Ltd Price: 15/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Tim Graham
HA973	Library Edition Series No.: HA973 Title: A BOOK OF SCRIPTS Author: Alfred Fairbank Illustration: 88 pages of photographic plates Cover: design from original King Penguin by Jan Tschichold, adapted from Juan de Yciar, 1547. Date First Published by Penguin: November 1949 in the 'King Penguin' series as no. K48; then in February 1969 [printed date: 1968] as A973 Originally issued as: King Penguin 'K48' Date of this Hardback edition: February 1969 Pages: 48pp. + 88pp. Printer: Richard Clay (The Chaucer Press) Ltd Price: 22/6d. Images and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA974	Library Edition Series No.: HA974 Title: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF PLAY Author: Susanna Millar Cover: design by Mel Calman and Graham Bishop Date First Published by Penguin: August 1968 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A974' Date of this Hardback edition: September 1968 Pages: 288pp. Printer: Cox and Wyman Ltd Price: 13/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA978	Library Edition Series No.: HA978 Title: NEO-CLASSICISM Author: Hugh Honour Illustration: 109 illustrations in text Cover: design by Gerald Cinamon, front cover shows "Death of Marat" by Jaques-Louis David in the Royal Museum Brussels; rear shows design for a monument to Isaac Newton by Etienne-Louis Boullée Date First Published by Penguin: October 1968 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A978' Date of this Hardback edition: February 1969 Pages: 226pp. Printer: Richard Clay (The Chaucer Press) Ltd Price: 24/- Images and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA1010	Library Edition Series No.: HA1010 Title: MICROBES AND MAN Author: John Postgate Cover: design by Mel Caman and Graham Bishop Date First Published by Penguin: April 1969 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A1,010' Date of this Hardback edition: May 1969 Pages: 242pp. Printer: C. Nicholls and Co Ltd Price: 13/6d. Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin
HA1036	Library Edition Series No.: HA1036 Title: THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION IN CHINA Author: Joan Robinson Cover: design by Robert Hollingsworth Date First Published by Penguin: February 1969 Originally issued as: Pelican 'A1,036' Date of this Hardback edition: May 1969 Pages: 160pp. Printer: Cox and Wyman Ltd Price: Image and additional information courtesy of Andrew Malin

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