The lot comprises 5 very early Penguin paperbacks, among them 2 from the first year of the series, 1935: 5 Dorothy L. Sayers – The Unpleasantness of the Bellona Club – 1935 – 284 pp. – 3rd impression as a Penguin paperback 6 Agatha Christie – The Mysterious Affair at Styles – 1935 – 251 pp. – 2nd impression as a Penguin paperback – a ‘Bodley Head’ edition 61 Agatha Christie – The Mysterious Affair at Styles – 1938 – 192 pp. – 9th impression as a Penguin paperback, now as a ‘Mystery & Crime’ edition 90 Richard Keverne – The Sanfield Scandal – 1937 – 255 pp. – 3rd impression as a Penguin paperback 111 A. Conan Doyle – The Hound of the Baskervilles – 1937 – 249 pp. – 1st edition as a Penguin paperback The books all have traces of use, some more than others. Please take a look at the pictures. The numbers 5 and 6 have a bookplate, number 111 has e signature in pencil.