"Hungry man, reach for the book: it is a weapon. "
— Bertolt Brecht

London: George Newnes, September 1937. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCE. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[28] 449-560 [29-40]. With frequent black and white, and occasional dichromatic, illustrations. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper covers, priced at 1s. Some toning and thumbing to edges. Quite heavy wear to covers, with a large tear to upper and some loss to head and tail of spine. Good. Including the first appearance of a short story featuring detective Philip Trent, who previously appeared in 'Trent's Last Case' (1913), and 'Trent's Own Case' (1936). Item #58793
Price: £28.00