Christ Legends Translated from Swedish by Velma Swanston Howard KNOWLES, Horace J.; LAGERLÖF, Selma
This most attractively designed book of Christian legends marks the begin- ning of Knowles’s relationship with Elkin Mathews & Marrot, for whom he would illustrate five books over the next three years. The twelve full-page drawings, of which one is present in Knowles’s archive, serve as the frontis- piece and the opening illustration to each story. Knowles’s line is typically intricate, with dreamlike visions cast in dashed figures, and exceptional de- tail in his furnishing of flowers, grasses and animals around the principal figures. 35. “The Emperor’s Vision” 1930. An original ink drawing on board used on page 12. to accompany the story The Emperor’s Vision. 27cm x 18cm. Signed on the lower right hand corner. The image is in very good clean condition, with pin holes to the outer margins of the board. [40603]
34. Christ Legends Elkin Mathews & Marrot Limited, 1930. First edition. 8vo. Blue cloth with red lettering and vignettes. White dustwrapper with design printed in blue to the upper panel. Printed price of 8s 6d. net to front flap. Twelve full page black and white drawings, plus numerous line drawings in the text. The book is a near fine copy in near fine dustwrapper. [32931]
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