Trent's Last Case
by E. C. Bentley
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£195.00£175.50
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London : Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1913. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". none . A bright first edition copy of Bentley's popular detective novel, Trent's Last Case. Trent's Last Case is a detective novel by the popular author and humourist E. C. Bentley. The central character is Phillip Trent an artist and amateur detective and it follows him as he tries to solve a crime, falling in love with a suspect along the way. Agatha Christie called Trent's Last Case "one of the three best detective stories ever written." With a colour frontispiece. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. The spine is slightly darkened and a little bumped and there are some marks to the rear board. The front free endpaper is torn to the bottom corner. Internally, firmly bound with generally bright and clean pages. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 819B29
- Title
- Trent's Last Case
- Author
- E. C. Bentley
- Illustrator
- none
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1913
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- E. C. Bentley Trent's last Case detective novel phillip trent Trent's last Case
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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