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A Prize for Princes

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $3.95

Publisher: New York, Carroll & Graf Publishers: 1997

Seller ID: 005343

ISBN: 0786701048

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Good

Corners bumped, a little edge wear. A couple creases and dents to covers that are indented through the first few and last few pages of book. Text is clean and unmarked.

Originally serialized in "All Story Magazine" in 1914, this novel never appeared in book form until 80 years later. It dates from Rex Stout's first writing career -- before he took twenty years off to make his fortune, and before he created his very large, immortal detective Nero Wolfe. "Beautiful and deadly, Aline Solini is a study in pure evil. First encountered in a Balkan convent about to be sacked by marau...
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A Prize for Princes

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $5.75

Publisher: New York, Carroll & Graf Publishers: 1994

Seller ID: 005344

ISBN: 0786701048

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Good

Spine somewhat creased, slanted, sunned. Corners bumped, a little edge wear, reading crease, a little rubbing. Text is clean and unmarked.

A Right to Die

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $5.75

Publisher: New York, Bantam Books: 1965

Seller ID: 8997

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Good+

Spine slanted, creased, scuffing along spine, minor edge wear and rubbing, creasing across upper corner. Some tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A solid copy. ; Bantam F3061, 136 pp. First paperback printing. ; Nero Wolfe; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 136 pages;

"'Black and white marriages are like a red rag to a bull.' So says Negro civil rights worker Dunbar Whipple. But he never makes the altar - somebody permanently delays his white fiancee with a club, and Whipple is arrested. Enter Nero Wolfe.
"Between them, Wolfe and his assistant Archie Goodwin interview a colorf...
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A Right to Die

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $11.95

Publisher: New York, Viking: 1964

Seller ID: 9045

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Light blue boards, black lettering, Book club edition. Ex library with typical labels and stamps, spine a bit cocked with tape reinforcement, a little edge wear and rubbing. A solid reading copy. ; Nero Wolfe; Ex-Library; 7 ¾" X 9 ¾" Tall; 182 pages;

All Aces - A Nero Wolfe Omnibus (Too Many Women, Some Buried Caesar, Trouble in Triplicate)

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $47.50

Publisher: New York, Viking Press: 1958

Seller ID: 9043

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

Spine slightly cocked, a little edge wear and rubbing, a little chipping at top and base of spine. A nice copy. ;
The interior of this book is the 'All Aces' omnibus from the Viking Press, however it has a different binding. The boards are red with a black spine, with 'Rex Stout' in gold letters at the top, the three book titles down the spine in black, and at the base is a Sherlockian figure with pipe and magnifying glass with the initials 'D M G' at the base. I presume this was a special book club binding. ; Nero Wolfe; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; 442 pages;

"'Some Buried Caes...
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And be a Villain

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $4.45

Publisher: New York, Bantam Books: 1975

Seller ID: 000176

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

"An audience participation murder. Madeline Fraser was an extremely beautiful world-renowned entertainer. Her show was so popular that when a guest on her program got publicly poisoned with the sponsor's own product, there were at least twenty million eyewitnesses. All Nero Wolfe had to do was to find out which witness was doubling as an assassin. The case was as 'show biz' as a chorus call, with enough gorgeous dolls on the scene to keep even Archie Goodwin occupied."; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall
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And be a Villain

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $3.65

Publisher: Toronto, Canada, Bantam Books: 1968

Seller ID: 001609

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Good+

Spine somewhat creased, shelf-cocked. Corners bumped, top right corner slightly chipped. Minor edge wear, darkening. Slight foxing.

And Four to Go

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $3.95

Publisher: New York, Bantam Books: 1974

Seller ID: 007824

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Good

Bantam Q8528, 200pp. Spine somewhat creased, rolled, minor edge wear and rubbing, reading crease, store stamp on front end paper. Some tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A good reading copy.

Bodies, blunt instruments, beautiful women and blood. . .four separate suspense-filled mysteries tackled by the big man himself:
"Christmas Party" - 'Archie and his fiancee attend a gala office fete, compelling a curious Wolfe to condescend to some uncharacteristic theatrics. His dramatic technique is good, but doesn't win him an Oscar; rather, it places him under suspicion of murder....
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And Four to Go (Nero Wolfe Mystery Series)

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $6.75

Publisher: New York, Bantam Books: 1959

Seller ID: 9024

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Good

Spine a bit slanted, creased, glue appears to be a bit fragile. Minor edge wear with some scuffing along spine. Tear to top of back cover leaving a creased flap. Some cover creasing and soiling. Overall a good reading copy. ;
Bantam A2016, 150 pp. First paperback printing. ; Nero Wolfe; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 150 pages;

Bodies, blunt instruments, beautiful women and blood. . . Four separate suspense-filled mysteries tackled by the big man himself:
"Christmas Party" - 'Archie and his fiancee attend a gala office fete, compelling a curious Wolfe to condescend to some ...
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Bad for Business (A Green Door Mystery)

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $7.95

Publisher: New York, Pyramid Books: 1965

Seller ID: 006549

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Pyramid R-1166, 172 pp. Slight spine slant, corners bumped, slight edge wear, a little darkening and rubbing, owner's name on front end paper. Binding tight. Some tanning but text is clean and unmarked. An attractive copy.

One of Stout's Tecumseh Fox mystery series.
"Someone was doctoring cans of Tingley's Tidbits right in the factory. The doses weren't lethal to the customers -- but they would be to Tingley's reputation if the sabotage didn't stop. It looked like a case of cutthroat competition when private detective Tecumseh Fox took on the job -- and then a throat was really cu...
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Bad for Business (A Green Door Mystery)

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $6.95

Publisher: New York, Pyramid Books: 1965

Seller ID: 007717

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Pyramid R-1166, 172 pp. Spine a bit rolled, minor edge wear, reading crease, corner creases, some scuffing to back cover. Pages tanned but text is clean and unmarked. A good reading copy.

Before Midnight

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $10.75

Publisher: New York, Bantam Books: 1965

Seller ID: 8992

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Good+

Spine slanted, creased, minor edge wear and rubbing, a little cover creasing. Some tanning but text is clean and unmarked. Overall, a nice copy. ;
Bantam F3023. ; Nero Wolfe; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 149 pages;

"It was the final round of the great Pour Amour perfume competition. All the contestants had to do was solve the last five riddles and a million dollars in prize money would be awarded. Then the contest's creator was killed and the answers stolen from his wallet. It wasn't long before Nero Wolfe found the murderer running tame in his townhouse."
" Murder mee...
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Black Orchids

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $4.75

Publisher: New York, Bantam Books: 1992

Seller ID: 005348

ISBN: 0553257196

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Very Good-

Spine somewhat creased, slanted, corners bumped, a little edge wear and rubbing. New introduction by Lawrence Block, plus the 'World of Rex Stout' feature at the back shows the original Bantam Books cover illustration from 1982. A nice copy.

"Archie Goodwin has troubles too. Nero Wolfe, for instance. Like the day my horticulturist boss discovered there were only three black orchids in the world -- and they belonged to someone else! Picture Nero Wolfe maddened by lust -- fatso would do anything to get those orchids. All yours truly had to do was sweep up the bodies.
Nero Wolfe is d...
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Black Orchids

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $2.25

Publisher: New York, Pyramid Books: 1972

Seller ID: 006929

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Fair

Reading copy. Spine creased, slanted, covers worn, creased, scuffed, chipped, a couple pages loose but present, some dampstains not affecting text. Reading copy.

Black Orchids A Nero Wolfe Double Mystery

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $37.50

Publisher: New York, P. F. Collier & Son: 1943

Seller ID: 8816

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

Spine a bit cocked, corners bent, some sunning, a little edge wear and rubbing. Light tanning but text is clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. A solid copy. ;
Part of the Collier Front Page Mysteries (fifth series). No printing date listed, but approximately 1942 or 1943. Black boards with weapons blind stamped on front board. Gold lettering on spine, 'Front Page Mysteries' at the top on a red background, then 'Back Orchids' and 'Rex Stout', with a pistol blind stamped below and 'Collier' on a red background at the base. ; Nero Wolfe; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; 271 pages;

"Archie...
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Champagne for One

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $3.45

Publisher: New York, Bantam Books: 1975

Seller ID: 001075

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Good

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Spine/covers well creased. Shelf-cocked. Some general shelf wear, scuffing. Bookstore stamp inside cover and on page 1. Pages in quite good condition. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall;

"Mrs. Robilotti was a BILLIONAIRE! Yeah, that's what I said. Billion. She had hired Wolfe's brains and my legs - which is the way Wolfe likes to think about it - once before, when her emeralds turned up missing.
Mrs. Robilotti didn't like a private detective around the house any better than she'd have liked a street cleaner. When she invited me to dinner I figured it wasn't just to ...
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Champagne for One

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $4.95

Publisher: Toronto, Bantam Books: 1968

Seller ID: 8702

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Good+

Spine slanted, creased, a little edge wear, reading crease, some creasing and soiling to covers. Some tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A solid reading copy. ; Bantam F3581, 152 pp, printed in Canada. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 152 pages;

Curtains for Three

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $12.95

Publisher: New York, Bantam Books: 1966

Seller ID: 8790

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Corners bumped, slight edge wear and rubbing, a couple pages with corners bent. Light tanning but text is clean and unmarked. An attractive copy. ; Bantam F-3063, first paperback printing of this book. ; Nero Wolfe; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 154 pages;

"A murder weapon that wouldn't lie down and stay put. . . An opera star who could only whisper. . . A posse on horseback chasing a killer through New York's Central Park. . . A desperate girl with so many aliases she'd almost forgotten who she really was. A stellar triple bill of mayhem and mystery by the great Rex Stout, containing:...
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Curtains for Three

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $9.95

Publisher: New York, Bantam Books: 1976

Seller ID: 9190

ISBN: 0553025139

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Good

Spine slanted, creased, reading crease, some edge wear and rubbing, store stamp on front end paper. Interior solid. Reading copy. ;
Bantam T2513. ; Nero Wolfe; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall; 182 pages;

Death of a Doxy

By: Stout, Rex

Price: $3.35

Publisher: New York, Bantam Books: 1995

Seller ID: 002630

ISBN: 0553276069

Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Condition: Good+

Spine somewhat creased, slanted, corners bumped, slight edge wear. A nice copy. ; 6¾" - 7¾" Tall;

"Orrie Cather, one of Nero Wolfe's occasional employees, is in jail, suspected of murdering a lovely young thing. The lovely young thing has been the well-kept possession of a certain wealthy and influential man who has reasons for not wishing his name dragged into the case.
" The wealthy man offers to share his wealth with Nero - providing Nero will keep his name from ever being connected with the murder. Nero, at the same time, must get Orrie out of jail. He could easil...
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