Collectible Penguins from Lightholder Books

To the North by Elizabeth Bowen. 1945 first Penguin edition (c/r 1932) 286 pages. Bowen was an Irish-British novelist and To the North, about a love affair with tragic consequences, was one of her most acclaimed novels. Condition: Foxing on the cover, chip to tail of spine, bent corner in bottom right of cover and pages, some rubbing on side of… Read more about this item

I Will Maintain by Marjorie Bowen. 1943 first Penguin edition (c/r 1910). Penguin books published during WWII were subject to paper rations. The paper quality of the pages are thinner than a normal Penguin book and the print runs were smaller. Features ads for Kolynos dental cream, Peek Frean's biscuits, and Cravena cigarettes. Marjorie Bowen was one of the pseudonyms… Read more about this item