The Happy Year Calendar (1939 - 1953) Knowles produced these children’s calendars for The Epworth Press each year between 1939 and 1953. Every aspect of each calendar, from its cover to its calligraphy, is executed in Knowles’s hand. 63. Original Cover Artwork For 1946 1946. The original cover artwork for this calendar. 28.5cm x 39cm. Pen and ink on board. Signed by Knowles to the bottom left corner, with pencilled instructions by Knowles to the printers in the margins. [40292] 64. Original Cover Artwork For 1949 1949. The original cover artwork for this calendar. 28.5cm x 39cm. Pen and ink on board. Signed by Knowles to the bottom left corner, with pencilled instructions by Knowles to the printers in the margins. [40294]
68. The Happy Year Calendar 1939 The Epworth Press, 1939. Fourteen page calen- dar. Inscribed by Knowles on the rear cover “To Wish You a Very Happy Christmas and Glad, Peaceful and Wonderful New Year. from Horace x x x x”. A near fine copy of an ephemeral item. [33017] 69. The Happy Year Calendar 1940 The Epworth Press, 1940. Fourteen page calen- dar. A near fine copy of an ephemeral item. [33027] 70. The Happy Year Calendar 1942 The Epworth Press, 1942. Seven page calendar. A very good copy of any ephemeral item. [33018]
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