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Penguin Surveys (1966–68)

Contributed by Stephen Coles on Jan 14th, 2014. Artwork published in .
    Penguin Surveys (1966–68) 1
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    Penguin Surveys (1966–68) 3
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    1 Comment on “Penguin Surveys (1966–68)”

    1. Elmtree says:
      Jan 21st, 2015 1:20 am

      Oh dear. Penguin in the 1960s and 70s really did choose the most unfortunate hypercompressed fonts and boring Swiss style cover art. As a kid I remember loving the look of my parents’ 30s–50s Penguin paperbacks and wondering what happened around this time.

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