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In 1935 the British publisher Allen Lane produced a range of ten books in a revolutionary paperback binding and put them on sale for sixpence each. The distinctive orange and white books made Penguin a household name, synonymous with good literature and popular learning. Eleven years later an Australian office was set up in a tin shed in South Melbourne. "A Rare Bird" is the vivid portrayal of the dramas, the tensions, the books and the people involved in building what is today one of the largest and most successful book publishing operations in the country.
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- PublisherPenguin Books
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0145000001
- ISBN 13 9780145000004
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages297
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A Rare Bird. Penguin Books In Australia 1946-96.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. 297 pages.Text foxedIn 1935 the British publisher Allen Lane produced a range of 10 books in a revolutionary paperback binding and put them on sale for sixpence each. The distinctive orange a nd white books made Penguin a household name, synonymous with goo d literature and popular learning. Eleven years later an Australi an office was set up in a tin shed in South Melbourne. A Rare Bir dis the vivid portrayal of the dramas, the tensions, the books an d the people involved in building what is today one of the larges t and most successful book publishing operations in the country. Seller Inventory # 928q
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 297 pages.In 1935 the British publisher Allen Lane produced a range of ten books in a revolutionary paperback binding and put them on sale for sixpence each. The distinctive orange and white books made Penguin a household name, synonymous with good literat ure and popular learning. Eleven years later an Australian office was set up in a tin shed in South Melbourne. A Rare Bird is the vivid portrayal of the dramas, the tensions, the books and the pe ople involved in building what is today one of the largest and mo st successful book publishing operations in the country. Seller Inventory # 70m
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