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The society comprised a group of leading British publishers who worked with the British Council to assist overseas readers by producing books which were 'Aids to English'. Only a few titles were published by Penguin under this imprint, the first: The Complete Plain Words by Ernest Gower was issued simultaneously in April 1962 as both an English Language Book Society publication and as a Pelican, no. A554. About half of the books were originally published in the Reference series. ACO13 was published in 1968, A Dictionary of Psychology originally written by James Drever and subsequently revised by Harvey Wallenstein.

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ACO01	Series No.: ACO01 Title: THE COMPLETE PLAIN WORDS Author: Sir Ernest Gowers Date First Published: April 1962 First Published: as a Pelican, No. 'A554' Date Published in ELBS: April 1962 Pages: 272pp. Printer: Hazell, Watson and Viney Ltd Price: 3/6d. Image courtesy of Tim Graham
ACO02	Series No.: ACO02 Title: THE ENGLISH PARLIAMENT Author: Kenneth Mackenzie Date Published: September 1962 First Published: as a Pelican, No. 'A208' Date Published: January 1950 Illustrations: 8 pages of photographic plates Pages: 208pp. + 8pp. Printer: The Whitefriars Press Ltd Price: 1/6d.
ACO03	Series No.: ACO03 Title: A SHORT HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE Author: Ifor Evans Date Published: June 1963 First Published: as a Pelican, No. 'A72' Date Published: 24 July 1940 Pages: 224pp. Printer: Hazell, Watson and Viney Ltd Price: 6d
ACO 4	Series No.: ACO 4 Title: THE PENGUIN CAR HANDBOOK Author: Robert Ireson Date Published: December 1963 Date First Published: March 1960 First Published: as a Penguin Handbook, No. 'PH55' Illustrations: 146 diagrams within text; Date Published in ELBS: December 1963 Pages: 320pp. Printer: Jesse Broad and Co Ltd Price: 6/- Image courtesy of Tim Graham
ACO05	Series No.: ACO05 Title: METALS IN THE SERVICE OF MAN Authors: Arthur Street and William Alexander Date First Published: March 1944 First Published: as a Pelican, No. 'A125' Illustrations: 46 figures by Francis Coudrill, 8 pages of photographs containing 20 plates Date Published in ELBS: May 1964 Pages: 192pp. + 8pp. Printer: Wyman and Sons Ltd; Collogravure by Harrison and Sons Ltd Price: 9d Image courtesy of Tim Graham
ACO06	Series No.: ACO06 Title: A DICTIONARY OF BIOLOGY Authors: M. Abercrombie, C. J. Hickman and M. L. Johnson Date Published: October 1964 First Published: as Penguin Reference Book, No. 'R3' Date Published: February 1951 Illustrations: 10 figures in text Pages: 256pp. Printer: Hunt, Barnard and Co Ltd Price: 2/-
ACO07	Series No.: ACO07 Title: A DICTIONARY OF SCIENCE Definitions and Explanations of Terms used in Chemistry, Physics, and Elementary Mathematics Authors: E. B. Uvarov and D. R. Chapman Date Published: November 1964 First Published: as Penguin Reference Book, No. 'R1' 1st Edition Author: E. B. Uvarov Date Published: 1944 2nd Edition Authors: E. B. Uvarov and D. R. Chapman Revised 3rd Edition: by Alan Isaacs, 1964 Cover Design: Fletcher/Forbes/Gill Pages: 336pp. Printer: Cox and Wyman Ltd Price: 5/-
ACO08	Series No.: ACO08 Title: THE PENGUIN DICTIONARY OF QUOTATIONS Compiled: by J. M. and M. J. Cohen Date Published: September 1960 First Published: as Penguin Reference Book, No. 'R16' Date Published in ELBS: November 1964 Pages: 666pp. Printer: Hazell, Watson and Viney Ltd Price: 10/6d. Image courtesy of Tim Graham
ACO09	Series No.: ACO09 Title: INTRODUCING SCIENCE Author: Alan Isaacs Date Published: 1965 First Published: as Pelican, No. 'A562' Date Published: January 1963 Illustration: 48 figures in text Cover design: by Bruce Robertson, photograph U.S.I.S. Pages: 256pp. Printer: William Clowes and Sons Ltd Price: 5/-
ACO10	Series No.: ACO10 Title: ANIMAL FARM A Fairy Story Author: George Orwell Date Published: 1965 First Published: as Penguin Book, No. '838' Date Published: July 1951 Type: Fiction Pages: 128pp. Printer: Spottiswoode, Ballantyne and Co Ltd Price: 1/6d.
ACO11	Series No.: ACO11 Title: CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE Author: J. A. Hadfield Date Published: 1965 First Published: as a Pelican, No. 'A531' Date Published: April 1962 Cover design: by Derek Birdsall Pages: 288pp. Printer: Hazell, Watson and Viney Ltd Price: 5/-
ACO12	Series No.: ACO12 Title: A DICTIONARY OF MODERN HISTORY 1789 - 1945 Author: A. W. Palmer Date Published: 1965 First Published: as Penguin Reference Book, No. 'R26' Date Published: January 1964 Pages: 368pp. Printer: Hazell, Watson and Viney Ltd Price: 5/-
ACO13	Series No.: ACO13 Title: A DICTIONARY OF PSYCHOLOGY Author: James Drever Revised: by Harvey Wallenstein Date Published: January 1952 (1st Edition) First Published: as Penguin Reference Book, No. 'R5' Date Published in ELBS: 1968 Pages: 320pp. Printer: C. Nicholls and Co Ltd Price: 3/6d. Image courtesy of Tim Graham

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