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Dec 09, 2018 you guys asked for it, so im delivering here is my penguin clothbound classics collection as it stands in early december 2018. Sign up to the penguin classics newsletter this is a required field. Slowly but surely, im collecting my own little library of these beautiful books, and have compiled a complete list of the 50 plus one titles to tick off as i acquire them. Jun 25, 2018 penguin clothbound classics, penguin clothbound classics list, penguin books, penguin classics, penguin classics list, penguin classics clothbound, clothbound classics, coralie bickford smith, classic books, classic books to read, book design, reading challenge, books and travel, travel reads, reading list, books around the world, books to read, books set in different countries. The complete list of penguin clothbound hardback classics updated as far as 2018 not including boxsets 848 users 3,250 views from.
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