HIGH DAWN Intro

The main image is from the Collector #27. All the original art is in the additional images section. Each piece of original art is on a small piece of board.

The following is taken from the High Dawn intro from the Collector #27.

"All of the illustrations presented in this portfolio were originally scheduled for publication in a hardcover western book, High Dawn, written by Carlysle Raht & edited by Bruce Hamilton. However, after completion of the illustrations and editing , author Raht decided to re-write a portion of the book, and eventually decided to pull the entire book! In the meantime, editor Hamilton and artist Newton worried about the long delay in publication of the book, and voiced their views to Mr. Raht...without reply. With the publication delay lingering for years, Bruce and Don contacted Mr. Raht, saying they wanted no part of the project which was taking several years. The final chapter in the "High Dawn Project" was written recently when Mr. Raht died, at the age of 92, before finishing the re-write of the book...

Aware of the great interest fandom took in the project during the years of uncertain publication dates, we are presenting a number of illustrations that Don Newton did for the project to give TC readers an idea of what the book would have been like had the situation turned out differently. This brief portfolio in no way reflects the professional layout and overall appearance the finished project may have had, but it does present a side of the artist not previously known to general fandom. It is our hope that this feature will be interesting and enlightening to Don Newton and western fans alike.

Who knows? Perhaps with enough encouragement from the readers, both Don Newton and Bruce Hamilton will again combine their efforts to produce a similar product for fandom in the near-future. I'm sure that after looking over the next few pages, you will agree that such a project would be destined to be a winner."

---Bill Wilson