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By: Stout, Rex
Price: $5.75
Publisher: New York, Bantam Books: 1970
Seller ID: 007718
ISBN: 0553044680
Condition: Very Good
Corners bumped, a little edge wear and rubbing, binding fairly tight. Date stamped on top edge but no other stamps or markings. Pages tanned but text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy. ; Nero Wolfe; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; "Before he died, Richard Valdon had made a lot of scenes. Nobody could deny it, above all his beautiful young wife. Now it was Nero Wolfe's task to retrace the famous novelist's long line of love affairs and come up with a missing mother -- and a murderer." View more info
By: Stout, Rex
Price: $4.75
Publisher: New York, Bantam Books: 1981
Edition: Sixth Printing
Seller ID: 8797
ISBN: 0553201158
Condition: Very Good-
Spine slightly slanted, corners bumped, a little edge wear and rubbing, light reading crease. Some tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy. ; Nero Wolfe; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 138 pages; "Before he died, Richard Valdon had made a lot of scenes. Nobody could deny it, above all his beautiful young wife. Now it was Nero Wolfe's task to retrace the famous novelist's long line of love affairs and come up with a missing mother -- and a murderer." View more info
By: Stout, Rex
Price: $6.95
Publisher: New York, Dell Publishing: 1964
Seller ID: 005677
Condition: Very Good
Dell 5849, 224 pp. Slight spine slant, corners bumped, slight edge wear with a little chipping at base of spine, owner's name on front end paper. A little browning but text is clean and unmarked. An attractive copy. "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 resort where she had picked up the name. She was here for her latest divorce, and in the meantime meant to have som... View more info
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: $15.50
Publisher: New York, Bantam Books: 1984
Edition: Second Printing
Seller ID: 8801
ISBN: 0553249193
Condition: Good+
Spine slightly creased, minor edge wear and darkening. Black line on bottom edge. Some tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy. ; Post card advert for The Agatha Christie Mystery Collection tipped in to center of book. ; 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 the case to save his pride. But ... 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: $9.95
Publisher: New York, Jove Books: 1979
Edition: 1st Jove Printing
Seller ID: 8808
ISBN: 0515052817
Condition: Very Good
Spine slightly slanted, a little edge wear and rubbing, small oval dark spot on front cover. Light tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy. ; Original title: Alphabet Hicks. ; Nero Wolfe; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 190 pages; Alphabet Hicks is back - spelling out some family secrets. "He's the best disbarred lawyer in town. So when the well-heeled East Side brunette wanted a bloodhound on her case, he thought he'd give her - and her check - a whirl. With a fresh suit and a new box of bon bons to boost his strength, he prowled up the heartbreak streets and down th... 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
