E. C. Bentley [Edmund Clerihew Bentley] — Elephant&Apos;S Work an Enigma

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1950 . First edition. Cloth. An excellent copy of the first edition, first impression of E. C. Bentley's humorous and shocking 1950 novel, 'Elephant's Work&apos. The first edition, first impression of this work of fiction from novelist and humourist E. C. Bentley, the author of the popular detective novel 'Trent's Last Case&apos.In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Termed a 'shocker' of a novel by the author, Bentley wrote this work at the suggestion of his friend, novelist John Buchan.With two pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear, and the stamp of Alfie's Book Store to the front pastedown. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Bumping to spine head and tail, otherwise externally excellent. Bookseller's stamp to front pastedown. Chipping to dust wrapper back strip head, with a small loss to back strip tail. Closed tear to head of front wrap. Light spotting to rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.