Author: E. C. Bentley
Title: Trent&Apos;S Last Case
Description: London, Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1913 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the first Philip Trent detective novel by E. C. Bentley, a thrilling whodunnit. The first edition, first impression, undated as called for. Dated from a copy held at the British Library.Titled as his last case, this is actually the first of E. C. Bentley's novel to feature the amateur detective Philip Trent.Many critics regard this novel to be the first of its kind, receiving much praised by noted authors, including Agatha Christie and G. K. Chesterton. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece.Collated, complete.Former owner's inscription of Irene I. Legge to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with back strip age toned. Boards bright. Front hinge lightly strained, but firmly held. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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