A collection of vintage paperback and hardcover books, primarily featuring a substantial assortment of mid-20th century Penguin Books and Pelican Books. The group includes numerous classic literary titles, identifiable by their characteristic orange and green vertical-stripe spine designs. Notable authors represented within the lot include D.H. Lawrence, Thomas Hardy, Jane Austen, Graham Greene, Richard Adams, George Orwell, and Evelyn Waugh. Visible titles include The Return of the Native, Tess of the d’Urbervilles, The Plague Dogs, Watership Down, Nineteen Eighty-Four, and Persuasion. Also present is a small illustrated volume titled Benito Mussolini by Christopher Hibbert, published by Ballantine’s Illustrated History of the Violent Century. The collection comprises various series including Penguin Classics, Penguin Modern Classics, and Pelican non-fiction titles, alongside a selection of hardcover volumes, some retaining their original dust jackets. The books are housed in two cardboard storage boxes.
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