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Number: PP61	Series No.: PP61 (no number shown) Title: THE ARABS Author: R. B. Sergeant Illustrator: Edward Bawden Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: December 1947 (no date shown) Pages: 32pp. Printer: lithographed by The Curwen Press Ltd Price: 2/6d.
Number: PP62	Series No.: PP62 (no number shown) Title: FIREWORKS AND FETES Author: Alan St. H. Brock Illustrator: Webester Murray Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: December 1946 (no date shown) Pages: 32pp. Printer: lithographed by Chromoworks Ltd Price: no price shown
Number: PP63	Series No.: PP63 Title: LIVING PICTURES Author: John Maddison Illustrator: Phyllis Ladyman Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: April 1951 [printed date: 1950] Pages: 32pp. Printer: Jesse Broad and Co Ltd Price: 2/-
Number: PP64	Series No.: PP64 (no number shown) Title: THE CLOTHES WE WEAR Author and Illustrator: Jack Townend Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: July 1947 (no date shown) Pages: 32pp. Printer: lithographed by W. S. Cowell Ltd Price: no price shown
Number: PP65	Series No.: PP65 (no number shown) Title: MOUNTAIN AND MOORLAND BIRDS Author and Illustrator: R. B. Talbot Kelly Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: December 1947 (no date shown) Pages: 32pp. Printer: lithographed by W. S. Cowell Ltd Price: no price shown (1/6d.)
Number: PP66	Series No.: PP66 Title: INSECT LIFE Author and Illustrator: Arthur Smith Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: October 1950 Pages: 32pp. Printer: Eric Bemrose Ltd Price: 2/-
Number: PP67	Series No.: PP67 Title: ABOUT MAPS Author: Peter Hood Illustrators: with some drawings by Margaret and Alexander Potter Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: October 1950 Pages: 32pp. Printer: by W. S. Cowell Ltd Price: 2/-
Number: PP68	Series No.: PP68 Title: ZOO BIRDS Author: David Seth Smith Illustrator: Maurice Wilson Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: April 1951 Pages: 32pp. Printer: John Swain and Son Ltd Price: 2/-
Number: PP69	Series No.: PP69 Title: POSTAGE STAMPS Authors: L. N. and M. Williams Illustrator: drawings by Sydney R. Turner Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: April 1950 Pages: 32pp. Printer: W. R. Royle and Son Ltd Price: 1/6d.
Number: PP70	Series No.: PP70 Title: PRINTING Author: Harold Curwen Illustrator: Jack Brough Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: November 1948 Pages: 32pp. Printer: lithographed by The Curwen Press Ltd Price: 1/6d. Interestingly, Allen lane changed the title from the original "What is Printing?". The cover illustration was changed, but the original image with the 'metal typeface' from the first title was retained, along with 'A Puffin Picture Book' which makes up the fourth line of the typeface.
Number: PP71	Series No.: PP71 Title: POTTERY AND ITS MAKING Author: John Thomas Illustrator: Mary Sikes Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: October 1950 Pages: 32pp. Printer: lithographed by W. S. Cowell Ltd Price: 1/6d.
Number: [PP72]	Series No.: [PP72] (no number shown) Title: A TEA-TIME STORY Author: Anne Skibulits Illustrator: Clarke Hutton Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: (1948?) (no date shown) Pages: 32pp. Printer: presumed printed at The Curwen Press Ltd Price: no price shown This book appears to have been a trial printing - see PP72 below
Number: PP72	Series No.: PP72 Title: THE STORY OF TEA Author: Anne Skibulits Illustrator: Clarke Hutton Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: October 1948 Pages: 32pp. Printer: The Curwen Press LtdLtd Price: 1/6d.
Number: PP73	Series No.: PP73 Title: ZOO ANIMALS Author: E. G. Boulenger Illustrator: Maurice Wilson Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: April 1948 Pages: 32pp. Printer: Van Leer and Co Ltd Price: no price shown
Number: PP74	Series No.: PP74 (no number shown) Title: LOCOMOTIVES Author: W. J. Bassett-Lowke Illustrator: Paul B. Mann Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: December 1947 (no date shown) Pages: 32pp. Printer: Harrison and Sons Ltd Price: 1/6d.
Number: PP75	Series No.: PP75 (no number shown) Title: THE THEATRE AT WORK Author and Illustrator: James Cleaver Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: December 1947 (no date shown) Pages: 32pp. Printer: Jarrold and Sons Ltd Price: 1/6d.
Number: PP76	Series No.: PP76 Title: ENGLISH FASHION Illustrator: Victor Ross Author: John Mortimer Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: December 1947 (no date shown) Pages: 32pp. Printer: lithographed by Sanders Phillips at The Baynard Press Ltd Price: 1/6d.
Number: PP77	Series No.: PP77 Title: SPELLING BOOK Author and Illustrator: Grace Gabler Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: August 1948 Pages: 32pp. Printer: lithographed by Jesse Broad and Co Ltd Price: 1/6d. Vertical format
Number: PP78	Series No.: PP78 Title: OUR PONIES Author and Illustrator: Allen W. Seaby Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: April 1949 Pages: 32pp. Printer: W. R. Royle and Son Ltd Price: 1/6d.
Number: PP79	Series No.: PP79 Title: THE STORY OF IRON Author: J. B. Fortune Illustrator: Paul B. Mann Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: October 1948 Pages: 32pp. Printer: Harrison and Sons Ltd Price: 1/6d.
Number: PP80	Series No.: PP80 (no number shown) Title: MUSIC TIME Author: Prudence Hemelryk Illustrator: Sheila Jackson Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: December 1947 (no date shown) Pages: 32pp. Printer: lithographed by Lund Hymphries Price: 1/6d.
Number: PP81	Series No.: PP81 Title: WILD FLOWERS Author and Illustrator: Paxton Chadwick Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: April 1949 (no date shown) Pages: 32pp. Printer: W. S. Cowell Ltd Price: 1/6d.
Number: PP82	Series No.: PP82 Title: RIDING FOR CHILDREN Author: Henry Wynmalen Illustrator: Michael Lyne Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: April 1949 [printed date: 1948] Pages: 32pp. Printer: W. R. Royle and Son Ltd Price: 1/6d.
Number: PP83	Series No.: PP83 Title: ELECTRICAL MODELS FROM ODDS AND ENDS Author: D. C. Gohm Illustrator: E. Patterson Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: November 1949 Pages: 32pp. Printer: John Swain and Son Ltd Price: 1/6d.
Number: PP84	Series No.: PP84 Title: ANIMALS ON THE FARM Author and Illustrator: Eileen Mayo Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: April 1951 Pages: 32pp. Printer: lithographed by W. S. Cowell Ltd Price: 2/-
Number: PP85	Series No.: PP85 Title: MITLA AND LUPE: TWO MEXICAN INDIAN CHILDREN Author and Illustrator: José Sancha Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: November 1948 Pages: 32pp. Printer: The Baynard Press Ltd Price: 2/-
Number: PP86	Series No.: PP86 Title: AIRLINERS Author and Illustrator: John Stroud Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: October 1949 Pages: 32pp. Printer: Harrison and Sons Ltd Price: 1/6d.
Number: PP87	Series No.: PP87 Title: EARLY MAN Author: Dina Dobson Illustrator: John Baynes Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: October 1950 Pages: 32pp. Printer: John Swain and Son Ltd Price: 2/-
Number: PP88	Series No.: PP88 Title: SAILING SHIPS Author and Illustrator: Archie White Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: September 1951 Pages: 32pp. Printer: Ebenezer Baylis and Son Ltd Price: 2/-
Number: PP89	Series No.: PP89 Title: SIGNS AND SYMBOLS Author and Illustrator: G. E. Pallant Sidaway Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: 1953 Pages: 32pp. Printer: lithographed by W. S. Cowell Ltd Price: 2/6d.
Number: PP90	Series No.: PP90 Title: BIRDS OF THE ESTUARY Author and Illustrator: C. F. Tunnicliffe Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: March 1952 Pages: 32pp. Printer: John Swain and Son Ltd Price: 2/6d.
Number: PP91	Series No.: PP91 Title: MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB AND OTHER NURSERY SONGS Author and Illustrator: H. A. Rey Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: September 1951 Pages: 24pp. Printer: W. S. Cowell Ltd Price: 2/-
Number: PP92	Series No.: PP92 Title: THE SKY AND HEAVENS Author and Illustrator: Peter Hood Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: October 1953 Pages: 32pp. Printer: John Swain and Son Ltd Price: 2/6d.
Number: PP93	Series No.: PP93 Title: POND LIFE Illustrator: Paxton Chadwick Author: Jean Gorvett Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: 1952 Pages: 32pp. Printer: W. S. Cowell Ltd Price: 2/6d.
Number: PP94	Series No.: PP94 Title: HOW PLANES FLY Author: Sydney E. Veale Illustrator: 'Wren' Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: September 1953 Pages: 32pp. Printer: W. S. Cowell Ltd Price: 2/6d.
Number: PP95	Series No.: PP95 Title: SAILING Author and Illustrator: Laurence Sandy Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: April 1953 Pages: 32pp. Printer: Harrison and Sons Ltd Price: 2/6d.
Number: PP96	Series No.: PP96 Title: BETTER HANDWRITING Author and Illustrator: George L. Thomson Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: September 1954 Pages: 32pp. Printer: The Curwen Press Ltd Price: 2/6d. A leaflet advertising 'The Society for Italic Handwriting' was inserted into (at least) the first edition of this book, and is also shown.
Number: PP97	Series No.: PP97 Title: A BOOK OF ARMOUR Author and Illustrator: Patrick Nicolle Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: November 1954 Pages: 32pp. Printer: Jesse Broad and Co Ltd Price: 2/6d.
Number: PP98	Series No.: PP98 Title: FARM CROPS IN BRITAIN Author: Sir George Stapledon Illustrator: S. R. Badmin Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: June 1955 Pages: 32pp. Printer: W. S. Cowell Ltd Price: 2/6d.
Number: PP99	Series No.: PP99 Title: THE STORY OF A THREAD OF COTTON Author: Harry Ballam Illustrator: Stanley Herbert Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: March 1952 Pages: 24pp. Printer: lithographed by W. S. Cowell Ltd Price: 2/-
Number: PP100	Series No.: PP100 Title: EVEREST IS CLIMBED Author: Wilfrid Noyce Illustrator: Richard Taylor Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: November 1954 Pages: 32pp. Printer: John Swain and Son Ltd Price: 2/6d.
Number: PP101	Series No.: PP101 Title: THE BUILDING OF ANCIENT EGYPT Author: Helen Leacroft Illustrator: Richard Leacroft Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: February 1955 [printed date: 1954] Pages: 32pp. Printer: Harrison and Sons Ltd Price: 2/6d.
Number: PP102	Series No.: PP102 Title: THE HUMAN BODY Author: Cyril Bibby Illustrator: Ian T. Morison Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: June 1955 Pages: 32pp. Printer: W. S. Cowell Ltd Price: 2/6d. The covers were changed from the 6th issue of 1965. The second set of images shown on the left are from 1972. The third set of images show the covers from the 12th issue in 1976. The ISBN is printed on the back cover.
Number: PP103	Series No.: PP103 Title: A CHRISTMAS MANGER Author and Illustrator: John Harwood Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: November 1954 Pages: 32pp. Printer: Jesse Broad and Co Ltd Price: 2/- (plus 4d Purchase tax)
Number: PP104	Series No.: PP104 Title: BINDING YOUR OWN BOOKS Author and Illustrator: John Woodcock Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: January 1956 Pages: 28pp. Printer: Brown, Knight and Truscott Ltd Price: 2/6d.
Number: PP105	Series No.: PP105 Title: WILD ANIMALS IN BRITAIN Author and Illustrator: Paxton Chadwick Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: April 1958 Pages: 32pp. Printer: W. S. Cowell Ltd Price: 3/6d.
Number: PP106	Series No.: PP106 Title: BIRD STUDY IN A GARDEN Author and Illustrator: E. A. R. Ennion Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: May 1958 Pages: 32pp. Printer: Balding and mansell Ltd Price: 3/6d.
Number: PP107	Series No.: PP107 Title: THE YULETIDE COTTAGE Author and Illustrator: John Harwood Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: October 1955 Pages: 32pp. Printer: Jesse Broad and Co Ltd Price: 2/6d. (plus 5d. P.T.)
Number: PP108	Series No.: PP108 Title: CHURCHES AND CATHEDRALS: THEIR BUILDING AND USE Author: Helen Leacroft Illustrator: Richard Leacroft Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: September 1957 Pages: 32pp. Printer: Brown, Knight and Truscott Ltd Price: 3/6d.
Number: PP109	Series No.: PP109 Title: HOW TO PLAY CRICKET Author: Alf Gover Illustrator: Leonard Hagerty Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: April 1957 Pages: 32pp. Printer: W. S. Cowell Ltd Price: 2/6d.
Number: PP110	Series No.: PP110 Title: A COUNTING BOOK Author and Illustrator: Grace Gabler Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: October 1957 Pages: 32pp. Printer: Jesse Broad and Co Ltd Price: 2/6d.
Number: PP111	Series No.: PP111 Title: DISCOVERY OF THE POLES Author: Quintin Riley Illustrator: Richard Taylor Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: November 1957 Pages: 32pp. Printer: D. R. Hillman and Sons Ltd Price: 3/6d.
Number: PP112	Series No.: PP112 Title: PUPPETS Author and Illustrator: Gordon Murray Author Illustrator: Tony Hart Series Editor: Noel Carrington Date Published: September 1958 Pages: 32pp. Printer: Jesse Broad and Co Ltd Price: 3/6d.
Number: PP113	Series No.: PP113 Title: ABOUT RAILWAYS AuthorS: Herbert Simon and William Fenton Illustrations: mostly photographs Date Published: November 1957 Pages: 32pp. Printer: The Curwen Press Ltd Price: 3/6d. To Note: this is the first book in which Noel Carrington is no longer listed as Editor (of the series)
Number: PP114	Series No.: PP114 Title: THE PUFFIN NOAH'S ARK Author and Illustrator: John Miles Date Published: October 1958 Pages: 32pp. Printer: W. S. Cowell Ltd Price: 3/6d.
Number: PP115	Series No.: PP115 Title: BUTTERFLIES Author: Arthur Smith Illustrator: Vernon Shearer Date Published: April 1961 Pages: 32pp. Printer: John Swain and Son Ltd Price: 7/d. (hardback only) Second set of two images shown is of the 1976 reissue (soft-cover) with a photographic cover, priced 60p.
Number: PP116	Series No.: PP116 NOT ISSUED This number was allocated for a book commissioned from Paxton Chadwick who, unfortunatedly, died before the work was completed. The book was completed by Sheila Fisher who had worked with Paxton Chadwick. The plates and text remained with the illustrator's widow who agreed to the publication by the Penguin Collectors Society. see PP116 below
Number: (PP116)	Series No.: (PP116) Title: LIFE HISTORIES Author and Illustrator: Paxton Chadwick (completed by Shiela Fisher) Designed: by John Miles Date Published: March 1996 [printed date: 1995] Publisher: Penguin Collectors Society Pages: 32pp. Printer: Battley Brothers Ltd Price: unpriced; originally sold at £8 The publication of 'Life Histories' by Penguin Collectors Society was accompanied by a 12 page monograph The Life History of LIFE HISTORIES, by Steve Hare. In this he details the history of the book. An image of the front page is also shown.
Number: PP117	Series No.: PP117 Title: THE PUFFIN BOOK OF LETTERING Author and Illustrator: Tom Gourdie Date Published: November 1961 Pages: 32pp. Printer: Jesse Broad and Co Ltd Price: first issue no price shown; second issue 2/6d. Also shown, a copy of the German translation of Goudie's book published in 1963 and printed in Germany.
Number: PP118	Series No.: PP118 Title: HISTORIC HOUSES OF GREAT BRITAIN Author: Helen Leacroft Illustrator: Richard Leacroft Date Published: August 1962 Pages: 32pp. Printer: W. S. Cowell Ltd Price: 5/-
Number: PP119	Series No.: PP119 Title: THE STORY OF BREAD Author: H. J. Deverson Illustrator: Ronald Lampitt Date Published: may 1964 Pages: 32pp. Printer: W. S. Cowell Ltd Price: 3/6d.
Number: PP120	Series No.: PP120 Title: THE SEASHORE LIFE Author: Gillian Matthews Illustrator: Peter Parks Date Published: May 1965 Pages: 32pp. Printer: W. S. Cowell Ltd Price: 5/-

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