The League of Frightened Men
by Rex Stout
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Simi Valley, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc, 1935. Hardcover. Very Good. . First edition. Facsimile Dust Jacket is in a removable clear plastic (Brodart) protector (not original dj). Black cloth cover shows minor wear and rubbing to the extremities. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed with metal bookmarks on a few pages.
Reviews
On Apr 23 2014, a reader said:
The second Nero Wolfe novel, The League of Frightened Men, provides a nice blend between the hardboiled and cozy mystery styles. Tough guy and narrator Archie Goodwin finds himself in several sticky situations throughout the novel. Meanwhile, Nero Wolfe generally stays at his office and thinks things through, when he isn't distracted by his plants, food, or beer. The highlight of the book is clearly the dialogue between Archie and Nero. The character of Paul Chapin, a cripple and suspected murderer, provides a creepy atmosphere each time he appears. This isn't a true fair play mystery as a couple of major clues are kept from the reader until the final reveal. However, the dialogue and interesting cast of characters make this a must-read from the Nero Wolfe series.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Schwabe Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- mon0002949723
- Title
- The League of Frightened Men
- Author
- Rex Stout
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc
- Date Published
- 1935
- Size
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Book;
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...