The Beacon Books - A Book Of Thoughts Series KNOWLES, Horace J. Knowles produced these three books for Elkin Mathews & Marrot in 1932. Each is a collection of quotations pertinent to the titular theme, and both the calligraphy and illustration of each selection is executed in Knowles’s hand. 44. A Book Of Thoughts On Courage : Original Artwork [1932]. Original pen and ink drawings and calligraphic text on paper. Twen- ty four sheets 24cm x 31cm, plus three smaller sheets. All either signed by Knowles.. Includes two unused drawings for “A Testament of Valour”. [32998] 45. A Book Of Thoughts On Hope : Original Artwork [1932]. Original pen and ink drawings and calligraphic text, on paper. Twenty one sheets 25cm x 31cm. One smaller. Two endpaper designs 50cm x 31cm. All sheets either signed or initialled by Knowles. One page includes a pencil sketch of a hand in the margin. Includes a preliminary sketch on tracing paper, and two unused drawings.. [33000] 46. A Book Of Thoughts On Friendship : Original Artwork [c.1932]. Original pen and ink drawings and calligraphic text, on paper. Twenty one sheets 25cm x 31cm. Two smaller. Front endpaper design 50cm x 31cm. All sheets either signed or initialled by Knowles. [33002]
41. A Book Of Thoughts On Courage The Beacon Books No. 1 Elkin Mathews & Marrot, 1932 . First edition. 8vo. Black buckram spine, with black paper covered boards, lettered and decorated in orange. Double page pictorial endpapers, line drawings, decorative initials and cal- ligraphic text by Knowles. A near fine copy, lightly rubbed at the corners. [32997] 42. A Book Of Thoughts On Hope The Beacon Books No. 2 Elkin Mathews & Marrot, 1932 . First edition. 8vo. Red cloth spine, with black paper covered boards, lettered and decorated in fuschia. Knowles’s ownership signature to the half titles. Double page pictorial endpa- pers, line drawings, decorative initials and calligraphic text by Knowles. A very good copy. [32999] 43. A Book Of Thoughts On Friendship The Beacon Books No. 3 Elkin Mathews & Marrot, 1932. First edition. 8vo. Black buckram spine, with black paper covered boards lettered and decorated in green. Inscribed by Knowles’s eldest broth- er, “Mr Charles S Cadman, from Charlie with every good wish, March 25th 1933.” Double page pictorial endpapers, line draw- ings, decorative initials and calligraphic text by Knowles. A very good copy. [33001]
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