This Was Ivor Trent
- Hardcover
- London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1935
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1935. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 323pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Black cloth over boards, with a red ink stamped title on the spine, and an embossed title on the front board. Boards just a hair warped at the fore-edge corners; pages tanned. In the dust jacket, with age-toning to the rear panel and the inside flaps. Despite the toning, the jacket is actually quite attractive. From the collection of Berkeley book collector and letterpress printer John Ruyle. Bleiler Checklist, p. 103. From the dust jacket-
"In the opening pages, we see Ivor Trent, an eminent and well-known figure, leave his familiar surroundings and go to a secret life of his own- the existence of which is wholly unknown to his friends. As the result of sudden illness, this mysterious 'underground' life is discovered. His friends are dramatically confronted by the baffling duality of Trent's nature. And- to two women- the discovery is a menacing one.
"A unique atmosphere dominates this book. It rivets the attention, and intrigues the imagination. It has suspense and mystery. It is full of dramatic scenes, poignant revelations, intimate relationships.
"In the opening pages, we see Ivor Trent, an eminent and well-known figure, leave his familiar surroundings and go to a secret life of his own- the existence of which is wholly unknown to his friends. As the result of sudden illness, this mysterious 'underground' life is discovered. His friends are dramatically confronted by the baffling duality of Trent's nature. And- to two women- the discovery is a menacing one.
"A unique atmosphere dominates this book. It rivets the attention, and intrigues the imagination. It has suspense and mystery. It is full of dramatic scenes, poignant revelations, intimate relationships.