The Land Of Far Beyond KNOWLES, Horace J.; BLYTON, Enid The Land Of Far Beyond is Enid Blyton’s Pilgrim’s Progress, following the ad- ventures of three children as they travel from the City of Turmoil to the Land Of Far Beyond. Knowles contributed twenty-one pen and ink drawings for the book, all of which delighted Blyton, as she wrote to him in September 1942: “Thank you very much for your letter & for sending me the rough for the cover, which I now return - I like it immensely - it is just the right design for this particular book. I knew you would interpret all my ideas to perfection. “I have seen the illustrations and I meant to write and congratulate you. You have done them beautifully... I am so very pleased you managed to do the book for me and I do thank you for all the care and trouble you have taken in doing such beautiful illustrations... “You may be sure that as soon as I have another book suitable for you I’ll send it! You know how much I admire your craftsmanship and love your drawings, and I only wish I wrote more books like The Land Of Far Beyond.”
76. The Land Of Far-Beyond Methuen & Co., 1942 . First edition. 8vo. Oatmeal cloth, with lettering and vi- gnette in blue, in pictorial dustwrapper. Twenty one black and white illustra- tions by Knowles. A very good copy, covers with some spotting, in a very good, dusty, dustwrapper which has a few nicks to the edges. [33568] 77. Original Ink Drawings [c.1942]. Nineteen (of 21) original pub- lished pen and ink drawings on paper. 28.5cm x 39cm. Each signed by Know- les. Pencil instructions to the printers by Knowles in the margins.Illustrated overleaf. [32995] 78. The City From The Sea c. 1942 . Original pen and ink drawing on paper. An unused illustration for The Land Of Far Beyond. 37.5cm x 27.5cm. Depicts a view of the city from the sea. Signed by Knowles in the lower right corner. With Knowles’s instructions to the printers pencilled in the margin. Il- lustrated opposite. [40298]
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