Alan Aldridge is famed for his brilliant career as one of Britain’s great postwar illustrators. But where did he start? … More
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The good taste of Great Food
Great Food is a series of twenty slim paperbacks containing historical writings about food and cooking. They were published in … More
Penguin becomes Signet
Alan Lane, co-founder of Penguin, never liked his American offshoot, Penguin Inc.. He disapproved of its bold covers and mass … More
Making the Modern Classics Modern
The Modern Classics are born The Modern Classics series was started in 1961, partly as a response to the enormous … More
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