Spine slanted, a bit creased, some edge wear, reading crease, some cover creasing and scuffing. A solid reading copy. ; Nero Wolfe; 6" - 7" Tall; 179 pages; "Three witnesses hold all the clues in three crimes of passion that have even Nero Wolfe guessing to the very end. Did the dead millionaire who suddenly came back to life - only to end up dead again - write his own death warrant years before? Will the black Labrador retriever who follows Archie home prove that man's best friend is a killer's worst enemy? And in a case involving a telephone answering service with three very unt... View More...
Spine a bit slanted, scuffed, light reading crease, minor edge wear and rubbing. Light tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy. ; Nero Wolfe; 6" - 7" Tall; 179 pages; "Three witnesses hold all the clues in three crimes of passion that have even Nero Wolfe guessing to the very end. Did the dead millionaire who suddenly came back to life - only to end up dead again - write his own death warrant years before? Will the black Labrador retriever who follows Archie home prove that man's best friend is a killer's worst enemy? And in a case involving a telephone answering service with thre... View More...
A little edge wear, binding tight. Light tanning but text is clean and unmarked. An attractive copy.
"They're 'The Fifteen Masters.' These babies are famous. One of them cooks sausages that people fight duels over. They meet every five years on the home grounds of the oldest one of their number. Nero Wolfe is the guest of honor. They'll do a lot of cooking and eating and drinking, and tell each other a lot of lies, and elect three new members, and listen to Nero Wolfe make a speech -- and oh yeah, one of 'em's going to get killed. "; 6" - 7" Tall View More...
Reading crease, minor edge wear and rubbing. Some tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A good copy. ; Post card advertisement for The Agatha Christie Mystery Collection tipped in. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; "They're 'The Fifteen Masters.' These babies are famous. One of them cooks sausages that people fight duels over. They meet every five years on the home grounds of the oldest one of their number. Nero Wolfe is the guest of honor. They'll do a lot of cooking and eating and drinking, and tell each other a lot of lies, and elect three new members, and listen to Nero Wolfe make a speech -- and oh ye... View More...
0553084542 Spine a bit slanted, creased, minor edge wear, some cover creasing and soiling. Some tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A good reading copy. ; Bantam Q8454, 200 pp. ; Nero Wolfe; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 200 pages; The incredibly brilliant Nero Wolfe, a sheer genius at detection, prefers gourmet food and prize-winning orchids to damsels in distress. But at the prodding of his confidential assistant, Archie Goodwin, he opens his office door to three beautiful women who usher in three of the most intriguing cases of Wolfe's career. And with them comes a shoeshine, an ear of corn,... View More...
Spine somewhat creased, minor edge wear and rubbing. A solid copy. ; Nero Wolfe; 6" - 7" Tall; 200 pages; The incredibly brilliant Nero Wolfe, a sheer genius at detection, prefers gourmet food and prize-winning orchids to damsels in distress. But at the prodding of his confidential assistant, Archie Goodwin, he opens his office door to three beautiful women who usher in three of the most intriguing cases of Wolfe's career. And with them comes a shoeshine, an ear of corn, and a bloodstained tie-three baffling clues to the killers, who use a trio of blunt instruments to commit a medley of malic... View More...
0670731307 Black boards with gold lettering, 502 pp. Corners bent, a little edge wear and rubbing. Jacket in new Brodart, some edge wear, a little chipping, some scuffing. A solid copy. ; Nero Wolfe; 7 ¾" X 9 ¾"; 502 pages; Omnibus edition of the three novels where Nero Wolfe encounters an arch nemesis: Arnold Zeck. "In And Be a Villain, the first of these three full-length novels of the late 1940s, Nero Wolfe came up against his most fearsome opponent, a powerful mystery man of crime name Arnold Zeck. Almost certainly a blackmailer, Zeck also appeared to be one of the most pote... View More...
Spine a bit creased, slanted, corners bumped, a little edge wear and darkening, sticker on back cover. A little browning but text is clean and unmarked. Incredibly brilliant Nero Wolfe, love of prize orchids and fine food, is without peer in the sphere of solving crime. But even the great man can't prevent a cold-blooded killing. In the most bone-chilling cases of his career, Wolfe takes on three clients with one thing in common-they all end up dead. As his confidential assistant Archie Goodwin ducks bullets and dallies with dangerous ladies, Wolfe himself is marked for murder-and only his... View More...
Yellow boards with red lettering. Spine slightly cocked, sunned, corners bumped, a little edge wear and rubbing. No dust jacket. Pages tanned but text unaffected. A solid copy. ; Edition not stated but likely Book Club edition. ; Nero Wolfe; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; 186 pages; Incredibly brilliant Nero Wolfe, lover of prize orchids and fine food, is without peer in the sphere of solving crime. But even the great man can't prevent a cold-blooded killing. In the most bone-chilling cases of his career, Wolfe takes on three clients with one thing in common-they all end up dead. As his ... View More...
Spine well creased, reading crease, some edge wear, chipping, and cover creasing. Some tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A solid copy. The only fantasy novel Rex Stout wrote, Under the Andes was originally published in 1914 in All-Story magazine. It was never reprinted until nearly ten years after Stout's death in 1975. Introduction by John McAleer, who was responsible for obtaining a copy of the original story and getting it re-published. Under the Andes is a 'lost race' story, in which some intrepid explorers venture into a cave which proves to contain a lost race of Incas who have ... View More...
