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The Triumph of Tim
Horace A[nnesley] Vachell
Horace Annesley Vachell (1861-1955) was an English writer of biographies, stories and novels. This novel was first published in 1916 by George H. Doran.
The design for this jacket was commissioned in a letter dated 3rd August 1918:
We are sending herewith a novel The Triumph of Tim. Please make a circular drawing in colour suitable for a wrapper. Leave blank white border round the drawing about a quarter diameter at top and sides and half diameter at foot so that we can get lettering added here. We hope you can give us a good characteristic drawing. It is rather urgent.
Blampied sent a sketch and Edwin Jack wrote on 22nd August 1918:
We duly received the drawing but we are extremely sorry to say that we do not care for it. We do not think that anyone not having read the book would understand its significance. We should like something far more apparent and we wired you today accordingly. As the matter is urgent we trust the drawing will reach us promptly. We are very sorry to give you this further trouble.
Edwin Jack wrote on 30th August 1918:
Many thanks for new drawing. We think it will serve our purpose well. The first one struck us as being rather too eccentric. We are returning the first drawing herewith.
I wonder how it was 'eccentric'?
First edition, thus
Bibliography code: NEL-19.1
Publisher: Thomas Nelson and Sons
Series: Nelson's 1/6 novels Number 57
Year: [1919]
Format: 12mo
Pages: 381
Binding: Blue cloth with border and swastika in black on lower right corner; title, author and publisher on spine in black.
Size: 162 x 120 mm
Dust jacket signed: Blampied, lower left
Internal illustrations: none
Price: 1 shilling 6 pence
Printing history: not stated
Dust jacket (click to enlarge)
Printed by: Printed in Great Britain at the Press of the Publishers
Notes: The swastika is a symbol used by several religions including Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism.