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Mrs Patrick MacGill [Margaret Catherine Gibbons]
The front panel dust jacket of the presumed first edition (see below) is from Blampied's personal album of wrappers. A copy of the first edition book has been seen in libraries. He also designed the jacket of The Bartered Bride.
In November 1915 Margaret Gibbons (1887-1966) married the Irish journalist, poet and novelist Patrick MacGill (1889-1963) and used her married name for her romantic novels, which she also published with Herbert Jenkins. She also wrote short stories which were published in the USA in Love Story Magazine. The couple went to California in 1930 but were stranded there because of the Depression. She opened a drama school in Los Angeles and later, in Florida. They remaind in the USA. To find her novels in Jisc you need to search under the name Margaret Gibbons although it does not appear in any book that I have seen.
First edition
Bibliography code: JEN-21.4i
Publisher: Herbert Jenkins
Series: none
Year: 1921
Format: 8vo
Pages: 318
Binding: Green cloth with title and author in black in black box. Spine: title, author and publisher with black bar to top and bottom. Rear: pubishers logo.
Size: 190 x 130 mm
Dust jacket: signed Blam, lower left
Internal illustrations: none
Price: 7 shillings 6 pence
Printing history:
Printed by: not known
Notes: I'm not sure what the litle symbol with the letters 'BA' above 'Blam' is for. It might be some sort of copyright sign.
Dust jacket (click to enlarge)
Later edition
Bibliography code: JEN-21.4ii
Publisher: Herbert Jenkins
Series: Herbert Jenkins Shilling Library
Year: 1921
Format: 8vo
Pages: 318
Binding: Orange cloth with title and author in black; same on spine with Jenkins logo and publisher's name
Size: 174 x 122
Dust jacket: not signed
Internal illustrations: none
Price: 1 shillings
Printing history: none stated
Printed by: Purnell and Sons, Paulton (Somerset) and London
Dust jacket (click to enlarge)
Notes: The red decoration below the dancer has been removed, and Blampied's signature