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By: Stout, Rex
Price: $4.95
Publisher: New York, Bantam Books: 1993
Seller ID: 008123
ISBN: 0553258796
Condition: Good
Spine slanted, creased, minor edge wear, chipping, a little soiling. Light tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A solid copy. New introduction by Karen Kijewski and Bantam's World of Rex Stout feature includes a copy of the 1951 newspaper article announcing Stout's election as president of the Author's League of America "Glamorous, fabulously wealthy Wynne Cowles had a nickname that tailed her wherever she swung. She was called the Mountain Cat, some said because of her feline beauty, and others because of her ravenous appetite for pleasure. Now Wynne was back at the mountain r... View more info
By: Stout, Rex
Price: $70.00
Publisher: Mattituck, NY, Ameron House: 1995
Edition: Limited Edition
Seller ID: 008068
Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket
Navy boards, gold lettering, 378 pp. Spine slightly cocked, corners bumped, slight edge wear. Interior bright and clean. An attractive copy. This is a limited (80 copies) edition reprint of the very first Nero Wolfe omnibus (World Publishing, 1944), containing the novels The Red Box and The League of Frightened Men. The Red Box: "A beautiful model who should have been watching her figure never dreamed that one little piece of candy could kill her. But it did. And her untimely death put Nero Wolfe in line for the supreme insult of his career -- another murder, right ... View more info
By: Stout, Rex
Price: $4.95
Publisher: New York, Pyramid Books: 1976
Edition: 27th Edition; 6th Pyramid printing
Seller ID: 8373
ISBN: 0515031739
Condition: Very Good
Corners bumped, a little edge wear and rubbing, binding fairly tight. A little tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy. ; Pyramid V3173; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 203 pages; Originally published anonymously, this was Stout's last novel before he introduced Nero Wolfe. "President kidnapped! "Washington was in the grip of hysteria and treason - the Vice President was a virtual prisoner, the Army threatened revolt . . . Hour by hour, the country reeled toward disaster. And the entire burden of the search for the President rested on Secret Service Agent Chick ... View more info
By: Stout, Rex
Price: $11.75
Publisher: New York, Pyramid Books: 1966
Edition: Second Printing
Seller ID: 8802
Condition: Good
Spine slanted, creased, minor edge wear and chipping, minor creasing and rubbing to covers, 3/4" dark strip along top of front cover, price on front end paper. Some tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A solid copy. ; Pyramid R1364, 189 pp. 2nd printing. ; Nero Wolfe; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 189 pages; "A beautiful model who should have been watching her figure never dreamed that one little piece of candy could kill her. But it did. And her untimely death put Nero Wolfe in line for the supreme insult of his career -- another murder, right in his own home. He had to solve ... View more info
By: Stout, Rex
Price: $12.00
Publisher: New York, Dell Publishing: 1945
Edition: Mapback Edition
Seller ID: 008135
Condition: Good
Dell Mapback #70, 240 pp. Originally published in The American Magazine (1938) as The Red Bull (abridged), and first published in book form as Some Buried Caesar (Farrar and Rinehart, 1939). The mapback edition appears to be an abridgement of the novel. Stiff cardboard covers with a crease down both front and back cover, spine slanted, some edge wear and chipping, a couple spots where the cover is starting to peel. Leading edge of p. 33 has creasing and chipping. Pages are tanned but text is clean and unmarked. Back cover shows a map of the murder scene. Overall, a ... View more info
By: Stout, Rex
Price: $9.75
Publisher: New York, Bantam Books: 1982
Seller ID: 007318
ISBN: 0553204866
Condition: Very Good
Spine a bit rolled, slight edge wear and rubbing, reading crease. Pages somewhat tanned but text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy. "Anthony D. Perry, the tycoon director of the Metropolitan Trust Company, is one of Nero Wolfe's best clients. When $30,000 is stolen from the office of the senior vice-president of his corporation, Perry runs to the master sleuth for help. But Wolfe has no intention of discussing the event as it is the hour of his 'prescribed exercise' . . . throwing darts and tending to his 10,000 rare orchids. "This leaves Archie Goodwin to do the legwork. Cla... View more info
By: Stout, Rex
Price: $7.95
Publisher: New York, Bantam Books: 1982
Seller ID: 007803
ISBN: 0553204866
Condition: Good
Spine a bit creased, rolled, a little edge wear and rubbing, reading crease, some soiling to front cover. Pages tanned but text is clean and unmarked. A solid copy. "Anthony D. Perry, the tycoon director of the Metropolitan Trust Company, is one of Nero Wolfe's best clients. When $30,000 is stolen from the office of the senior vice-president of his corporation, Perry runs to the master sleuth for help. But Wolfe has no intention of discussing the event as it is the hour of his 'prescribed exercise' . . . throwing darts and tending to his 10,000 rare orchids. "This leaves Archi... View more info
By: Stout, Rex
Price: $125.00
Publisher: New York, Triangle Books: 1940
Edition: Twentieth Edition
Seller ID: 008082
Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket
Brown cloth, green lettering, 302 pp., no dust jacket. Spine a bit sunned, corners a bit worn, minor edge wear especially to top and base of spine, book plate on half title page. Pages tanned but text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy. "Anthony D. Perry, the tycoon director of the Metropolitan Trust Company, is one of Nero Wolfe's best clients. When $30,000 is stolen from the office of the senior vice-president of his corporation, Perry runs to the master sleuth for help. But Wolfe has no intention of discussing the event as it is the hour of his 'prescribed exercise' . . . throwing d... View more info
By: Stout, Rex
Price: $4.95
Publisher: New York, Bantam Books: 1986
Seller ID: 008207
ISBN: 0553255509
Condition: Fair
Spine slanted, creased, some edge wear and creasing to covers, back cover scraped in a couple places. Some dampstaining to last half of text, some tanning, text is clear and unmarked. A solid reading copy. "Anthony D. Perry, the tycoon director of the Metropolitan Trust Company, is one of Nero Wolfe's best clients. When $30,000 is stolen from the office of the senior vice-president of his corporation, Perry runs to the master sleuth for help. But Wolfe has no intention of discussing the event as it is the hour of his 'prescribed exercise' . . . throwing darts and tending to his 10,000 ... View more info
By: Stout, Rex
Price: $4.45
Publisher: New York, Bantam Books: 1995
Seller ID: 002352
ISBN: 0553245945
Condition: Very Good+
Spine slightly creased, slanted, corners bumped, slight edge wear. A bright, attractive copy. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; Introduction by William G. Tapply. "A missing membership card, a machine-gunning mobster, Nero Wolfe asking Archie Goodwin to seduce a lovely young lady? It can't be true, but when murder strikes Archie's rival, Wolfe takes the case." "The latest adventures of the famous orchid-growing beer-drinking, self-proclaimed genius, Nero Wolfe, are more exciting, more violent than ever before. This new, full-length, mystery novel not only gives Nero fu... View more info
By: Stout, Rex
Price: $7.75
Publisher: New York, Viking Press: 1949
Edition: Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
Seller ID: 006057
Condition: Good with no dust jacket
Spine slightly slanted with two 1/8" holes, possibly from a pen or pencil point. Corners bumped, a little edge wear and a bit of rubbing. Rear pastedown partially torn along hinge, exposing some of the webbing. Some browning to edges, text is clean and unmarked. A nice reading copy. ; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; "A missing membership card, a machine-gunning mobster, Nero Wolfe asking Archie Goodwin to seduce a lovely young lady? It can't be true, but when murder strikes Archie's rival, Wolfe takes the case." "The latest adventures of the famous orchid-growing beer-drinki... View more info
By: Stout, Rex
Price: $3.75
Publisher: New York, Bantam Books: 1975
Edition: New Bantam Edition; Second Printing
Seller ID: 8804
Condition: Good+
Spine slanted, somewhat creased, light reading crease, corners bumped, a little edge wear and rubbing, owner's name on front end paper. Light tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A solid copy. ; Nero Wolfe; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 197 pages; "A missing membership card, a machine-gunning mobster, Nero Wolfe asking Archie Goodwin to seduce a lovely young lady? It can't be true, but when murder strikes Archie's rival, Wolfe takes the case." "The latest adventures of the famous orchid-growing beer-drinking, self-proclaimed genius, Nero Wolfe, are more exciting, more v... View more info
By: Stout, Rex
Price: $2.95
Publisher: New York, Bantam Books: 1994
Edition: 27th Edition
Seller ID: 002228
ISBN: 0553234978
Condition: Good
Spine somewhat slanted and creased, corners bumped, slight edgewear, darkening inside covers. A clean, attractive copy. Recently adapted to TV by A&E; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; "When is an after-dinner speaker never boring? When he is murdered before he gets a chance to speak. Cheney Boone from the Bureau of Price Regulation is murdered before addressing the National Industrial Association. Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin unravel the tangled hatreds among those who enforce government regulations, free enterprise advocates, and greedy civil servants to ferret out the killer. " View more info
By: Stout, Rex
Price: $6.45
Publisher: New York, Pyramid Books: 1965
Seller ID: 006465
Condition: Good
Pyramid R-1123. Spine a bit slanted with a couple tears across, some edge wear, corners creased, reading crease, some darkening and scuffing, store stamp on title page. Pages tanned but text clean and unmarked. A good reading copy. "There was positive proof that Judith Dundee was double-crossing her industrialist husband -- and that she'd been involved in a brutal murder. Private detective Alphabet Hicks had the secret that would prove her innocence - but why was he keeping it hidden? Original title: Alphabet Hicks.; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall View more info
By: Stout, Rex
Price: $16.95
Publisher: New York, Viking Press: 1971
Edition: Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
Seller ID: 8918
ISBN: 0670149071
Condition: Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
Book club edition, 473 pp. Lime boards with black lettering. Corners bumped, a little edge wear, text clean and unmarked. Jacket in new Brodart protector, some sunning, some edge wear and chipping, minor soiling, a couple of mostly closed tears on front panel, 1" chip at top of spine. Overall, a nice copy. ; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; 473 pages; "Three Aces is the first Omnibus to include three complete full-length novels, and will prove a treat as special as a dish from the kitchen of Nero's unique cook, Fritz." Contrains "Too Many Clients", "Might as Well be D... View more info
By: Stout, Rex
Price: $5.45
Publisher: New York, Bantam Books: 1968
Seller ID: 005670
Condition: Very Good
154 pp. Spine slightly slanted with a hint of creasing, corners bumped, a little edge wear, reading crease, a little darkening. Some yellowing but text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy. Another threesome of Nero Wolfe, which includes 'Poison a la Carte', 'Method Three for Murder', and 'The Rodeo Murder." The incredibly brilliant Nero Wolfe is the orchid-growing gourmet whose sheer genius at deduction is without peer. But it's a rare crime where the great man himself has a corpse on his hands. Here in three separate, fascinating cases, propinquity puts murder right under Wolfe's... View more info
By: Stout, Rex
Price: $4.95
Publisher: New York, Bantam Books: 1995
Seller ID: 007034
ISBN: 0553251279
Condition: Very Good
Spine slightly creased, slanted, corners bumped, light reading crease, slight edge wear, small creases across bottom corners, binding fairly tight. Edges yellowed but text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy. "Money is the motive, love the weapon, and murder the crime in three cases for the great detective and his ever-capable assistant . . . There's the case of the couturiere, in which high passion and high fashion march side by side. There's the case of the restaurateur, in which Archie, proving himself as able at deduction as Nero, spots a key clue and master-minds it all by himself.... View more info
By: Stout, Rex
Price: $2.65
Publisher: New York, Bantam Books: 1995
Seller ID: 007035
ISBN: 0553251279
Condition: Fair
Reading copy. Spine well creased and slanted, moderate edge wear and scuffing, corners creased or chipped, a little chipping along top edge of front cover. Pages browned but text is clean and unmarked. A solid reading copy. "Money is the motive, love the weapon, and murder the crime in three cases for the great detective and his ever-capable assistant . . . There's the case of the couturiere, in which high passion and high fashion march side by side. There's the case of the restaurateur, in which Archie, proving himself as able at deduction as Nero, spots a key clue and master-minds it... View more info
By: Stout, Rex
Price: $4.95
Publisher: New York, Bantam Books: 1985
Seller ID: 006378
ISBN: 0553248138
Condition: Very Good
Corners bumped, slight edge wear, light reading crease, binding fairly tight. A little yellowing but text is clean and unmarked. Ad and post card for 'Agatha Christie Mystery Collection' bound into center of book. An attractive copy. A trio of Nero Wolfe mystery stories, including 'A Window for Death', 'Immune to Murder', and 'Too Many Detectives." "One thing is certain to distract Nero Wolfe from his culinary and horticultural pursuits . . . murder. And this time Wolfe and his invaluable assistant Archie Goodwin are called in to investigate three murder cases. Case #1 involve... View more info
By: Stout, Rex
Price: $3.95
Publisher: New York, Bantam Books: 1971
Edition: Fifth Printing
Seller ID: 006379
Condition: Good
Reading copy. Some creasing to spine and covers, some edge wear and darkening. Dampstains to lower right corner of a number of pages - text is not affected. A solid reading copy. ; Nero Wolfe; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 154 pages; A trio of Nero Wolfe mystery stories, including 'A Window for Death', 'Immune to Murder', and 'Too Many Detectives." "One thing is certain to distract Nero Wolfe from his culinary and horticultural pursuits . . . murder. And this time Wolfe and his invaluable assistant Archie Goodwin are called in to investigate three murder cases. Case #1 involve... View more info
