Pyramid R-1098, 174 pp. Corners bumped, slight edge wear and a little rubbing, owner's name on front end paper, binding tight. Some tanning but text is clean and unmarked. An attractive copy. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; " Val Carew was a queer sort of person - very queer. A born gambler, he had gravitated from Oklahoma to Wall Street, and made a pile which he laid at the feet of his wife, a beautiful Indian girl of the Cherokee tribe. When she died prematurely, he built a magnificent tomb in her memory and there one summer morning the wealthy eccentric was found dead, struck down by an India... View More...
Pyramid N3071, 174 pp. Spine slightly slanted, light reading crease, corners bumped, a little edge wear, covers show a little scratching and scuffing. Some tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A nice reading copy. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; " Val Carew was a queer sort of person - very queer. A born gambler, he had gravitated from Oklahoma to Wall Street, and made a pile which he laid at the feet of his wife, a beautiful Indian girl of the Cherokee tribe. When she died prematurely, he built a magnificent tomb in her memory and there one summer morning the wealthy eccentric was found dead... View More...
Spine a bit rolled, minor edge wear and rubbing, 1" tear in upper corner of front cover, binding fairly tight. Slight tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A solid copy. "For the past six Sundays, splashy televangelist Barnabas Bay has found a nasty surprise in the collection. . . Bible quotations twisted into death threats. When one of Reverend Bay’s assistants beseeches Wolfe to find the wicked perpetrator, he refuses--even though the almighty bank account is in need of salvation. Never one to shirk his Christian duty, Wolfe’s faithful legman Archie Goodwin refers the case to lon... View More...
Spine, covers a bit creased, spine slanted. Corners bumped, a little rubbing, slight edge wear. A little yellowing but overall an attractive copy. "A car accident strands Wolfe and Archie in the midst of an upstate family feud over $45,000 worth of prize bull-a feud that turns ugly when the beef in question is found pawing the mangled body of one of the family scions. Solving the mystery is no problem-but alas, the evidence keeps disappearing." This book includes the first meeting between Archie Goodwin and Lily Rowan, who will become a fixture in his life through the end of the series.; 6... View More...
Spine slightly slanted, a bit creased, minor edge wear, a little cover creasing and soiling. A nice copy. ; 6" - 7" Tall; 190 pages;
"A car accident strands Wolfe and Archie in the midst of an upstate family feud over $45,000 worth of prize bull-a feud that turns ugly when the beef in question is found pawing the mangled body of one of the family scions. Solving the mystery is no problem-but alas, the evidence keeps disappearing." This book includes the first meeting between Archie Goodwin and Lily Rowan, who will become a fixture in his life through the end of the series. View More...
Corners slightly bumped, rear board has separated from book, exposing webbing. Jacket is priced clipped with slight edge wear. Robert Goldsborough brings Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin back to life as he continues the series after Rex Stout's death. This is the third of his Nero Wolfe books. He was a man a lot of people hated, even in death. He was Hale Markham, a professor at an upstart New York college, a man infamous for his poisonous jealousy, backstabbing, and character assassination. His death is graded accidental. As Archie pokes about the ivy, Nero Wolfe is ensconced within his brown... View More...
Corners bumped, slight edge wear. Jacket in new Brodart, a little edge wear. An attractive copy. Robert Goldsborough brings Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin back to life as he continues the series after Rex Stout's death. This is the third of his Nero Wolfe books. He was a man a lot of people hated, even in death. He was Hale Markham, a professor at an upstart New York college, a man infamous for his poisonous jealousy, backstabbing, and character assassination. His death is graded accidental. As Archie pokes about the ivy, Nero Wolfe is ensconced within his brownstone, professing no interest i... View More...
Spine slightly slanted and a bit creased, corners bumped, slight edge wear and rubbing. An attractive copy. ; Postcard insert for The Agatha Christie Mystery Collection tipped in to center. ; 6" - 7" Tall; 189 pages; Robert Goldsborough brings Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin back to life as he continues the series after Rex Stout's death. This is the third of his Nero Wolfe books. He was a man a lot of people hated, even in death. He was Hale Markham, a professor at an upstart New York college, a man infamous for his poisonous jealousy, backstabbing, and character assassination. His death is g... View More...
Spine a bit slanted and creased, reading crease, minor edge wear and rubbing. Overall a nice copy. ; Postcard insert for The Agatha Christie Mystery Collection tipped in to center. ; 6" - 7" Tall; 189 pages; Robert Goldsborough brings Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin back to life as he continues the series after Rex Stout's death. This is the third of his Nero Wolfe books. He was a man a lot of people hated, even in death. He was Hale Markham, a professor at an upstart New York college, a man infamous for his poisonous jealousy, backstabbing, and character assassination. His death is graded acc... View More...
Covers a bit creased, primarily along lower edge (bottom right corner of book bent back slightly), corners bumped including a few pages, a little scuffing to front cover, front free end paper is creased at bottom right corner. A little but text is clean and unmarked. A fairly tight, attractive copy. One of Stout's Tecumseh Fox mystery series. "After a disastrous debut in Carnegie Hall, Jan Tusar walked off the concert stage, put down his violin, wrote a note and put a bullet through his head - in front of witnesses. Then Tusar's violin disappeared and detective Tecumseh Fox knew it had ... View More...
Ex-library with pocket inside cover and glue marks on front end paper. Handmade blank jacket in wraps. Spine slanted, backstrip frayed and torn along hinges, corners bumped, moderate edge wear and some chipping. Spine shaken, craked in a couple places, hinges weak. Edges browned but text is clean and unmarked. Reading copy. One of Stout's Tecumseh Fox mystery series. "After a disastrous debut in Carnegie Hall, Jan Tusar walked off the concert stage, put down his violin, wrote a note and put a bullet through his head - in front of witnesses. Then Tusar's violin disappeared and detective ... View More...
Slight shelf wear, but a clean, tight attractive volume. Possible book club edition. "A very rich woman comes to Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin, claiming that she is being harrassed by the FBI. She reports that agents are following her and members of her family, her wires are being tapped, and her privacy is being otherwise invaded. She demands that Wolfe help her to find relief and offers him the largest retainer he has ever seen. Wolfe, with some hesitation, takes the case and quickly encounters a murder about which members of the FBI may know more than is apparent. He also soon finds hi... View More...
Ex-library with usual markings and stamps. Spine chipped at top and bottom and shelf-cocked, corners bumped, some shelf wear. Boards show some darkening. "A very rich woman comes to Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin, claiming that she is being harrassed by the FBI. She reports that agents are following her and members of her family, her wires are being tapped, and her privacy is being otherwise invaded. She demands that Wolfe help her to find relief and offers him the largest retainer he has ever seen. Wolfe, with some hesitation, takes the case and quickly encounters a murder about which mem... View More...
Red boards with black lettering, 186 pp. Slight spine slant, corners bumped, slight edge wear, binding fairly tight. Jacket in new Brodart, spine sunned, a little edge wear especially to top and base of spine, a couple small tears at top of front panel, a little rubbing. A nice copy. "A very rich woman comes to Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin, claiming that she is being harrassed by the FBI. She reports that agents are following her and members of her family, her wires are being tapped, and her privacy is being otherwise invaded. She demands that Wolfe help her to find relief and offers him... View More...
Reading copy. Spine slanted, spine removed save a strip with title and author, edge wear, covers scuffed, some soiling. Text clean and unmarked. A serviceable reading copy. ; Nero Wolfe; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 153 pages; "A very rich woman comes to Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin, claiming that she is being harrassed by the FBI. She reports that agents are following her and members of her family, her wires are being tapped, and her privacy is being otherwise invaded. She demands that Wolfe help her to find relief and offers him the largest retainer he has ever seen. Wolfe, with some hesita... View More...
Light edge wear and rubbing, reading crease, some tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy. ; Bantam 44453-7, 151 pp. ; Nero Wolfe; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 151 pages; "'Dear Amy, This money is from your father. I have not seen him or heard from him since four months before you were born, but two weeks after you were born I received a bank check for one thousand dollars in the mail, and I have received one every month since then . . .' That's how Amy Denovo ended up with a quarter of a million dollars' worth of skins in her closet. But even if she offered me the whole bag, I di... View More...
Spine slanted, creased, a little edge wear and rubbing. Some tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A solid copy. ; Bantam F3848.; Nero Wolfe; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 124 pages; "The ransom note said -- 'We have your Jimmy safe and sound. You can have him back all in one piece for $500,000 if you play it right. . .' " The lady was upset. She didn't care about the money, but she loved her husband and she wanted him back. So she took the ransom note to Nero Wolfe. "Imperturbable as ever, Wolfe kept police and clients waiting while he made sure he earned his fee - enough to keep him in orchids forever... View More...
Red cloth with dark blue lettering, 182 pp. Spine cocked, corners bumped, a little edge wear, '1961' written on front end paper. Jacket in new Brodart, moderate edge wear with a little chipping at corners, 2" chip at base and 1" chip at top of spine missing, back panel has several long creases and a 4" tear that has been taped. 2.95 price on flap. Overall a solid copy in a somewhat worn jacket. ; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; 182 pages; "The ransom note said -- 'We have your Jimmy safe and sound. You can have him back all in one piece for $500,000 if you play it right. . .' " Th... View More...
Reading crease, a little edge wear, light soiling. A little tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy. ; Bantam H5319. ; Nero Wolfe; 6" - 7" Tall; 124 pages; "The ransom note said -- 'We have your Jimmy safe and sound. You can have him back all in one piece for $500,000 if you play it right. . .' " The lady was upset. She didn't care about the money, but she loved her husband and she wanted him back. So she took the ransom note to Nero Wolfe. "Imperturbable as ever, Wolfe kept police and clients waiting while he made sure he earned his fee - enough to keep him i... View More...
Spine somewhat creased, rolled, minor edge wear, a little chipping at top and base of spine. Light tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy. "Incredibly brilliant Nero Wolfe, lover of fine food and prize orchids, is famous for his genius at detection. He is also famous for his wealthy clients and extremely high fees. So why has Wolfe accepted a case for $4.30? And why have the last two people to hire him been ruthlessly murdered? While his confidential assistant, Archie Goodwin, dresses as a mortician to find out, Wolfe considers the cryptic clues: a gray Cadillac, a mysterious... View More...
