Pelican Books
Pelican Books is a non-fiction imprint of Penguin Books[1] founded by Allen Lane and V. K. Krishna Menon.[2] It publishes inexpensive paperbacks of academic topics intended to reach a broader audience. The imprint originally operated from 1937 to 1984,[3] and was relaunched in April 2014.[4][5]
For the US publisher, see Pelican Publishing Company.Pelican History of Art[edit]
The hardback series the Pelican History of Art started publication in May 1953, with Painting in Britain: 1530–1790 by Ellis K. Waterhouse. Books in the series were given a number starting with "Z".[12] The series was eventually turned over to Yale University Press.