A publication based on talks given at a Penguin Collectors Society study day, held at the University of Bristol at the end of 2010, which looked at the history of Puffin Books.
The book includes all these elements, with additional chapters on Porpoise and Ptarmigan Books; Felicity Trotman on Peacocks; and Tony Lacey discussing the many challenges of following Kaye Webb.
Puffins Progress includes around 300 cover illustrations, including a gallery of early Peacocks, Picture Puffins, Puffin Post, and both Puffin Picture and Story Books. This is an essential reference work for anyone interested in children’s literature, and the publishing, editing, marketing and design of children’s books. The book was edited by Steve Hare and designed by Olesia Lipskaia, a student at Central Saint Martins, under the supervision of Phil Baines.
Condition grading: Excellent - mint and unread. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
A publication based on talks given at a Penguin Collectors Society study day, held at the University of Bristol at the end of 2010, which looked at the history of Puffin Books.
The book includes all these elements, with additional chapters on Porpoise and Ptarmigan Books; Felicity Trotman on Peacocks; and Tony Lacey discussing the many challenges of following Kaye Webb.
Puffins Progress includes around 300 cover illustrations, including a gallery of early Peacocks, Picture Puffins, Puffin Post, and both Puffin Picture and Story Books. This is an essential reference work for anyone interested in children’s literature, and the publishing, editing, marketing and design of children’s books. The book was edited by Steve Hare and designed by Olesia Lipskaia, a student at Central Saint Martins, under the supervision of Phil Baines.
Condition grading: Excellent - mint and unread. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
