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King Penguin Books.

Penguin published their King Penguin series between 1939 and 1959.

A number of these books have bird related subjects. These are listed at the top of the page.

A full list of King Penguin books is given at the bottom of the page.

 

Bird related books in the King Penguin series

Woodland Birds

Phyllis Barclay-Smith

Illustrations: Peter Shepheard

King Penguin 74

1955

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Mountain Birds

R.A.H. Coombes

Illustrations: G.E. Lodge

King Penguin 67

1952

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Birds Of La Plata

W.H. Hudson

Introduction: Richard Curle

King Penguin 66

1954

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A Book Of Ducks

Phyllis Barclay-Smith

Illustrations: Peter Shepheard

King Penguin 58

1951

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A Selection of Engravings on Wood

Thomas Bewick

Notes: John Rayner

King Penguin 30

1947

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Birds of the Sea

R.M. Lockley

King Penguin 24

1945

Illustrated with colour plates by R.B. Talbot Kelly.

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Garden Birds

Phyllis Barclay-Smith

King Penguin 19

1945

Illustrated with colour plates after John Gould's Birds Of Great Britain.

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British Birds on Lake, River & Stream

Phyllis Barclay-Smith

King Penguin 1

1939

Illustrated with colour plates after John Gould's Birds Of Great Britain.

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The complete King Penguin series
76. The Sculpture of the Parthenon, P E Corbett, 1959
75. Monumental Brasses, James Mann, 1957
74. Woodland Birds, Phyllis Barclay-Smith, 1955
73. The Picture of Cricket, John Arlott, 1955
72. Misericords Medieval Life in English Woodcarving, M D Anderson, 1954
71. Egyptian Paintings, Nina M Davies, 1954
70. The Diverting History of John Gilpin, William Cowper, 1953
69. Ackermann's Oxford, H M Colvin, 1954
68. Animals in Staffordshire Pottery, Bernard Rackham, 1953
67. Mountain Birds, R A H Coombes, 1952
66. Birds of La Plata, W H Hudson & Introduction by Richard Curle, 1954
65. Semi-Precious Stones, Arthur Smith N Wooster, 1952
64. Magic Books from Mexico, C A Burland, 1953
63. A Book of Greek Coins, Charles Seltman, 1952
62. Medieval Carvings in Exeter Cathedral, C J P Cave, 1953
61. An Atlas of Tudor England and Wales, E G R Taylor, 1951
60. The Crown Jewels, Oliver Warner, 1951
59. Ackermann's Cambridge, Reginald Ross Williamson, 1951
58. A Book of Ducks, Phyllis Barclay-Smith, 1951
57. A Book of Mosses, Paul Richards, 1950
56. Early British Railways, Christian Barman, 1950
55. Romney Marsh, John Piper, 1950
54. Greek Terracottas, T B L Webster, 1950
53. Flowers of the Meadow, Geoffrey Grigson, 1950
52. The Isle of Wight, Barbara Jones, 1950
51. Life in an English Village, Noel Carrington, 1949
50. Popular Art in the United States, Erwin Christensen, 1948
49. Some British Beetles, Geoffrey Taylor, 1948
48. A Book of Scripts, Alfred Fairbank, 1949
47. British Reptiles and Amphibia, Malcolm Smith, 1949
46. Highland Dress, George F Collie, 1948
45. Unknown Westminster Abbey, Lawrence E Tanner, 1948
44. Tulipomania, Wilfrid Blunt, 1950
43. A Prospect of Wales, Gwyn Jones, 1948
42. British Military Uniforms, James Laver, 1948
41. British Butterflies, E B Ford, 1951
40. Edward Gordon Craig Designs for the Theatre, Janet Leeper, 1948
39. Woodcuts of Albrecht Durer, T D Barlow, 1948
38. Compliments of the Season, L D Ettlinger & R G Holloway, 1947
37. Wild Flowers of the Chalk, John Gilmour, 1947
36. Ballooning, C H Gibbs-Smith, 1948
35. A Book of Spiders, W S Bristowe, 1947
34. The English Tradition in Design, John Gloag, 1947
33. Russian Icons, David Talbot Rice, 1947
32. A Christmas Carol in Prose : Being a Ghost story of Christmas, Charles Dickens, 1946
31. English Book Illustration 1800-1900, Philip James, 1947
30. A Selection of Engravings on Wood, Thomas Bewick, 1947
29. Flowers of the Woods, E J Salisbury, 1946
28. A History of English Clocks, R W Symonds, 1947
27. Flowers of Marsh and Stream, Iolo A Williams, 1946
26. A Book of Toys, Gwen White, 1946
25. Ur : The First Phases, Leonard Woolley, 1946
24. Birds of the Sea, R M Lockley, 1945
23. Poisonous Fungi, John Ramsbottom, 1945
22. Heraldry in England, Anthony Wagner, 1946
21. Popular Art in Britain, Noel Carrington, 1945
20. English Ballet, Janet Leeper, 1944
19. Garden Birds, Phyllis Barclay-Smith, 1945
18. Some British Moths, Norman Riley, 1944
17. The Leaves of Southwell, Nikolaus Pevsner, 1945
16. Children as Artists, R R Tomlinson, 1944
15. Seashore Life and Pattern, T Stephenson, 1944
14. A Book of Lilies, Fred Stoker, 1943
13. Edible Fungi, John Ramsbottom, 1943
12. The Poet's Corner, Sir Max Beerbohm, 1943
11. Fishes of Britain's Rivers and Lakes, J R Norman, 1943
10. The Bayeux Tapestry, Eric Maclagan, 1943
9. The Microcosm of London by T Rowlandson & A C Pugin, John Summerson, 1943
8. Elizabethan Miniatures, Carl Winter, 1943
7. Fashions and Fashion Plates 1800-1900, James Laver, 1943
6. British Shells, F Martin Duncan, 1943
5. Caricature, E Gombrich & E Kris, 1940
4. Portraits of Christ, Ernst Kitzinger & Elizabeth Senior, 1940
3. A Book of Ships, Charles Mitchell, 1941
2. A Book of Roses, J Ramsbottom, 1939
1. British Birds on Lake, River & Stream, Phyllis Barclay-Smith, 1939


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