WHAT ROUGH BEAST By John Trent. New York: The Macmillan Company, Cock Robin Mystery, (1957). First U.S. edition, first printing. "First printing" statement to the copyright page, 1957 date printed to the title page, $2.95 to the jacket's flap. Trench's third mystery featuring amateur sleuth Martin Cotterell includes the author's trademark sardonic wit. Light age-toning to the end-papers as usual, rubbing to the upper and lower spine edges, else near fine, and firm in waxed black linen boards with sky-blue titles to the front cover and to the spine; in a Vera Brock illustrated very good dust jacket with a few minuscule shelf-edge nicks, rubbed crimps to the upper and lower spine edges and corner tips, and dust soiling to the rear panel. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION MYSTERY BOOKS THANKS!