Spine rolled with some scuffing and small tears at top and base. Minor edge wear, some cover creasing and soiling. A good reading copy. ; Pyramid R-1372. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 191 pages;
"At first Tecumseh Fox thought he was seeing double. There were two Ridley Thorpes, dead. Two scintillating suspects. Two redblooded beaux. And two murderous weapons. But while all this dizzying multiplication had stopped the cops cold, Fox - a very singleminded private eye - was hot and hell-bent on the killer's trail." View More...
Black over red cloth, gold lettering. Corners dented, a little edge wear and rubbing. Jacket in new Brodart, minor edge wear with a little chipping at corners. A nice copy. ; Fifth in Robert Goldsborough's continuation of the Nero Wolfe mystery series. ; Nero Wolfe; 7 ¾" - 9 ¾" Tall; 213 pages; "Whether it's a case of soda or a case of industrial espionage, soft drinks have never been Nero Wolfe's cup of tea. So only with great reluctance - and considerable prodding from Archie Goodwin - does the legendary sleuth agree to investigate the apparent theft of ad campaigns for Cherr-O-... View More...
Spine somewhat rolled, creased, reading crease, minor edge wear and rubbing, front cover appears somewhat sunned. A little tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A good reading copy. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 199 pages;
The very first Nero Wolfe mystery. "A discarded newspaper, a young engineer's mysterious disappearance, and the death of a college president induce the great detective to wager $10,000 with the district attorney -- and help a young daughter prove her mother was no murderess." View More...
Corners bumped, slight edge wear and rubbing. A fairly tight, attractive copy. ; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; 265 pages; Rex Stout's first novel, originally written in 1913 (during his first writing career), was never published in book form until 1997. "Prefiguring the devices and charades of the celebrated Nero Wolfe mysteries, Rex Stout's first detective novel follows the fortunes of the pretty, young Lila Williams, a telegraph operator at New York's swank Lamartine Hotel, as she becomes unwittingly enmeshed in the operations of a counterfeiting ring. For nothing here is quite what it seem... View More...
Spine slightly slanted, well creased, some edge wear, cover creasing and scuffing, owner's name stamped on all three edges. Interior clean and unmarked. A solid reading copy. ; Pyramid N-2070.; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 251 pages; Originally published in 1929 by Vanguard Press, "How Like a God" was Rex Stout's first published novel. "Rex Stout's fascinating story of Bill Sidney, a man of 41, whose sanity and life are imperiled by the secret hold Millicent has on him. She is Woman and Passion incarnate -- he can't free himself of the onmipotent power with which she enmeshes him. For... View More...
Spine slightly slanted, corners bumped, slight edge wear. Jacket in protective wraps, a little edge wear, a little chipping at top and base of spine. An attractive copy.
"'Get that snake out of my house!' raved Otis Jarrell, referring to his daughter-in-law. Jarrell was one of the world's richest men, but any difficulty he was having with his son's seductive wife was strictly his own problem. Nero Wolfe never meddled in marital intrigue. . . never until marriage turned to murder and the cops tried to hang it on Archie."; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall View More...
Spine slanted, creased, minor edge wear, a little cover creasing and soiling. Overall a nice copy. ; Bantam Q7830, 151 pp. ; Nero Wolfe; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 151 pages;
"'Get that snake out of my house! ' raved Otis Jarrell, referring to his daughter-in-law. Jarrell was one of the world's richest men, but any difficulty he was having with his son's seductive wife was strictly his own problem. Nero Wolfe never meddled in marital intrigue. . . Never until marriage turned to murder and the cops tried to hang it on Archie." View More...
Ex-library with typical stamps, markings, and pocket, spine reinforced with tape, chipping and general wear to covers. A serviceable reading copy. ; Nero Wolfe; Ex-Library; 6" - 7" Tall; 156 pages; "X -- The most powerful man in the United States -- and the most dangerous. All of his operations were illegal and all of them were highly profitable. X didn't want anyone upsetting the golden applecart. He had effective -- and permanent -- ways of disposing of people who made him nervous. Nero Wolfe included. So when Wolfe realized his latest case led straight to X, it scared a good hu... View More...
Spine slanted, a bit creased, minor edge wear and rubbing, store sticker on back cover. A nice copy. ; Post card advertisement for The Agatha Christie Mystery Collection tipped into center of book. ; Nero Wolfe; 6" - 7" Tall; 156 pages; "X -- The most powerful man in the United States -- and the most dangerous. All of his operations were illegal and all of them were highly profitable. X didn't want anyone upsetting the golden applecart. He had effective -- and permanent -- ways of disposing of people who made him nervous. Nero Wolfe included. So when Wolfe realized his latest case... View More...
Corners bumped, slight edge wear and rubbing, light reading crease. Some tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A fairly tight, attractive copy. ; Bantam F3299, 154 pp. 2nd paperback printing. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 154 pages; "Eleven years ago, wealthy Nebraska businessman James Herold gave his only son, Paul, a very raw deal. Now he wants Nero Wolfe to track Paul down so that he can make amends. But what if the young man doesn't want to be found . . . And what if he's the same P. H. Who's currently on trial for cold-blooded murder? It's a case that will draw the great detective and... View More...
Bantam F3901, 168 pp. Spine slanted, somewhat creased, light reading crease, a little edge and cover wear. Some tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A solid copy. "Clasping one of his precious orchids, the incredibly brilliant gourmet Nero Wolfe has a question to tax his daring deductive genius. Could a book be responsible for murder? Impossible. And yet those who made the mistake of knowing its contents were goners. The total so far: four victims. The only clues: A cryptic quotation from the Bible, and a list of names in a dead man's pocket. Together with his confidential assistant, A... View More...
Red boards with black lettering, 149 pp.Spine a bit cocked, corners bent, slight edge wear. A nice copy. Robert Goldsborough brings Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin back to life as he continues the series after Rex Stout's death. "Threatening notes have been sent to Milan Stevens, celebrated conductor of the New York Symphony. His niece, Maria, fears for her uncle's life and travels to the Thirty-fifth Street brownstone of Nero Wolfe. Archie can barely conceal his surprise when Wolfe agrees to investigate - Archie has just spent two spectacularly unsuccessful years trying to pry his employe... View More...
Corners chipped, a little edge wear and chipping, light reading crease, some spine creasing. Some tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A solid reading copy. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 196 pages; Robert Goldsborough brings Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin back to life as he continues the series after Rex Stout's death. "Threatening notes have been sent to Milan Stevens, celebrated conductor of the New York Symphony. His niece, Maria, fears for her uncle's life and travels to the Thirty-fifth Street brownstone of Nero Wolfe. Archie can barely conceal his surprise when Wolfe agrees to invest... View More...
Spine slightly slanted, a bit creased, minor edge wear and rubbing, light reading crease. Some tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy. ; Bantam S4887, first paperback printing. Includes a map of the brownstone house and a chronology of Nero Wolfe up through 1968. ; Nero Wolfe; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 189 pages; "The private life of America's favorite detective is finally revealed! William S. Baring-Gould unearthed a wealth of delightful personal detail about Nero Wolfe, that idiosyncratic and rotund gourmet, for this diverting 'biography.' The doors of Wolfe's famous brownsto... View More...
Spine a bit slanted, creased, reading crease, about a 1" chip at base of spine, some edge wear and rubbing, a little cover creasing, black line across top edge. A solid reading copy. ; Pyramid T2639, 158 pp. ; Nero Wolfe; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 158 pages; "Call me Archie Goodwin. My boss is Nero Wolfe and there are times when I appreciate that overweight, beer-guzzling, cerebral orchid-tender. Like the time a joker asked, 'Who killed that lady I saw you with last night? ' Only it was no joke - and the cops picked me for the answer. So Wolfe heaved into his armchair and went to work. I... View More...
Pyramid R-1367, 191 pp. Spine slightly creased and a little slanted, corners bumped, a little edge wear with a small tear at base of spine and front cover, light reading crease. Covers somewhat darkened and scuffed. Pages tanned but text is clean and unmarked. A solid reading copy. "When the Balkan princess batted her black lashes and begged Wolfe for help, her plea almost melted me [Archie] on the spot. Naturally I was disturbed that our future together would be cut short by Wolfe's refusal to take her case. According to the princess, a friend of hers -- Neya Tormic -- was in a heap of t... View More...
Spine rolled, creased, light reading crease, minor edge wear, some cover creasing and soiling. Pages tanned but text is clean and unmarked. A solid copy. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 168 pages; "A bomb blows up in the desk of a top TV executive. Was it intended for him or the man who opened the drawer? They each had enemies enough to die a dozen times over. Was it the jealous wife or the ambitious partner? The secretary who got passed around like an inter-office memo? Or the man who couldn't wash the blood off his hands? Nero Wolfe didn't want any part of it - but he was up to his neck in th... View More...
Black boards with teal lettering, 186 pp. Spine slightly slanted, corners bumped, slight edge wear, binding fairly tight, a little browning inside covers. Jacket in protective wraps with some edge wear, small tear along back side of spine at top and bottom, a little chipping at top and base of spine. A nice copy. "When Priscilla Eads, heiress to cotton-towel millions, first pleads for Nero Wolfe's assistance, the portly detective decides to wash his hands of a case that has more than its share of dirty laundry. Just hours later Miss Eads and her maid are found strangled to death under cir... View More...
Black boards with teal lettering, 186 pp. Spine slightly slanted, corners bumped, minor edge wear, binding somewhat tight. A nice copy. "When Priscilla Eads, heiress to cotton-towel millions, first pleads for Nero Wolfe's assistance, the portly detective decides to wash his hands of a case that has more than its share of dirty laundry. Just hours later Miss Eads and her maid are found strangled to death under circumstances that don't quite wash. Now, to the dismay of a greedy board of directors and a fortune-hunting South American ex-husband, the astute Wolfe feels, on second thought, a c... View More...
Spine a bit slanted, creased, a little edge wear, a little cover creasing and soiling. Overall, a nice copy. ; Nero Wolfe; 6" - 7" Tall; 154 pages; "When Priscilla Eads, heiress to cotton-towel millions, first pleads for Nero Wolfe's assistance, the portly detective decides to wash his hands of a case that has more than its share of dirty laundry. Just hours later Miss Eads and her maid are found strangled to death under circumstances that don't quite wash. Now, to the dismay of a greedy board of directors and a fortune-hunting South American ex-husband, the astute Wolfe feels, on... View More...
