“It is rather unique in that he has both written & illustrated it, & drawn every scrap of it even to the printer’s mark at end... & there is not an atom of type used anywhere”
mark at end . . . & there is not an atom of type used anywhere. I should like to hear what you think of it.“[14 Dec. 1924] ” Dent’s letter in reply to Reginald is not known, but he was obviously enthusiastic about Horace’s accomplishment as Reginald then wrote two days later: “[16 Dec.] . . . I was sure you would like the book. You say you could tell him some things he wants & I should like him to come along to see you with some of his actual drawings. He is too good an artist & too wise a man to wish to neglect any opportunity that would help him towards perfecting his work. . . .” The style developed in Peeps Into Fairyland was to become a hallmark of Knowles’s creative ambitions, seeking to produce printed books as if they were illuminated manuscripts, with the illustrator taking complete control of the production. His edition of Alice Buckton’s popular Christmas play
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