TRAILL, Peter. The Divine Spark. London: Faber & Gwyer. 1926. 8vo. First edition. Publisher’s burgundy cloth lettered in black to the spine, in the dust jacket designed, I suspect, by Ralph Keene, though signed only ‘R’. A very good copy. A variant cloth as was often used with this relatively short-lived publisher. Very clean, bright and in good order, with some mild spots to bottom edge and faint occasional foxing within, and a handful of pages slightly creased at centre. The dust jacket priced 7/6 net to the spine, complete and sharp, the title lettering faded at head, with a few mild bumps and one small chip.
The third novel by the barrister-crime writer whose real name was Guy Mainwaring Morton. This was his third novel and second of four published by Faber and Gwyer which, though in Hubin, does not appear to be crime fiction. Instead, it follows the landed gent, John Dean, invalided out of the First World War, wheelchair-bound, and his quest to settle down. It’s likely Ralph Keene produced the wrapper—stylistically it suits, and he produced another for this author and several for the publisher.
TRAILL, Peter. The Divine Spark. London: Faber & Gwyer. 1926. 8vo. First edition. Publisher’s burgundy cloth lettered in black to the spine, in the dust jacket designed, I suspect, by Ralph Keene, though signed only ‘R’. A very good copy. A variant cloth as was often used with this relatively short-lived publisher. Very clean, bright and in good order, with some mild spots to bottom edge and faint occasional foxing within, and a handful of pages slightly creased at centre. The dust jacket priced 7/6 net to the spine, complete and sharp, the title lettering faded at head, with a few mild bumps and one small chip.
The third novel by the barrister-crime writer whose real name was Guy Mainwaring Morton. This was his third novel and second of four published by Faber and Gwyer which, though in Hubin, does not appear to be crime fiction. Instead, it follows the landed gent, John Dean, invalided out of the First World War, wheelchair-bound, and his quest to settle down. It’s likely Ralph Keene produced the wrapper—stylistically it suits, and he produced another for this author and several for the publisher.
