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It was cofounded in 1935 by sir allen lane with his brothers richard and john, as a line of the publishers the bodley head, only becoming a separate company the following year. The images on the wrapping paper are a selection of penguin book covers. Playful penguin paperback paintings penguin books, books. Choose your favorite penguin designs and purchase them as wall art, home decor, phone cases, tote bags, and more. An incredible collection of prints from the pioneers of graphic design through to todays most exciting printmakers and digital artists. Its weird how you get used to things and after staring at the empty frames night after night for such a long time, we hardly even noticed them. Whether youre looking for a typographical print, an iconic penguin books cover or a contemporary graphic illustration, these prints are guaranteed to make a statement. Shop for penguin art from the worlds greatest living artists. Check out all of the spectacular designs or make your own. Weather pictures based on the iconic penguin classics bookcovers. Guy hepner is pleased to present artist harland miller limited edition penguin book cover prints for sale. Great book covers as wall art 53 for wallpaper book rose by book covers as wall art inside a plastic cover darn i want to make this so bad. Artist and writer harland miller penguin book series of paintings and prints for sale at guy hepner in new york.
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