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New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., [1935]., 1935. First edition. First edition. Author's second Nero Wolfe title. Gold gilt on spine a bit faded, gilt on front cover sharp and bright, pages 301-304 carelessly opened at the bottom edge, green top color is bright and unfaded, else a near fine, tight, square copy in dust jacket which has been internally restored. An extremely handsome copy of a very scarce book in collector's condition. A Haycraft/Queen Cornerstone title.

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1935. First Edition. A nearly fine copy in a very good, or slightly better dust jacket with several small chips.

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1935. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Book condition is Very Good-; with a Good dust jacket. Heavy edge wear at both spine edges and some creasing and smudging to jacket. Lean to spine. Inked number on top corner of front end page. Dust jacket is the original, though it has been attached to the pastedowns; rear flap partially pulled away at the top edge which has slightly torn some of the paper on the rear pastedown. A few stains to edges of pages 3-20. No markings to text. This is the second Nero Wolfe novel, a Haycraft Queen Cornerstone, incredibly scarce in the original jacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., [1935]. First edition. Gold lettering of spine a little dull, a clean, nearly fine copy. A facsimile dust jacket is include with this copy. (23373). Octavo, pp. [1-4] [1-2] 3-308, original black cloth, front and spine stamped in gold, top edge stained light green, fore edge uncut, bottom edge rough cut. The second Nero Wolfe mystery novel. "To reveal more of the plot of this excellent yarn would be unfair to the reader. Let it suffice to say that the story has everything that a good detective story should have-mystery, suspense, action-and that the author's racy narrative style makes it a pleasure to read." - Isaac Anderson, NY Times Book review, 18 August, 1935. Hubin, pp. 777-778. Townsend, Rex Stout: An Annotated and Secondary Bibliography, A11b.

THE LEAGUE OF FRIGHTENED MEN in Saturday Evening Post from 6-15-1935 through 7-20-1935, first edition, 6 volumes complete, all in full color pictorial wraps (one having a Norman Rockwell cover and another a cover by J. C. Leyendecker) with one issue being a vg copy while the others are vg+/near fine copies. Also contains the original work of Jack Dempsey, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sinclair Lewis, J. P. Marquand, Arthur Train, et.al. The true first edition of this, the 2nd Nero Wolfe title. Rare thus and much more difficult to locate than the most definitely later book format. Perhaps your only chance to procure this scarce offering.

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1935. 1st Edition. Cloth. VG/Facsimile Dust Jacket. 8vo. Gilt lettered black cloth in facsimile dust jacket. The second Nero Wolfe mystery preceded only by Fer-de-Lance. Bookstore stamp on endpaper. Gilt lettering on spine virtually worn away o/w vg copy.

New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc, 1935. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (20cm); black cloth, covered boards titled in gilt on cover and spine; green topstain; [iv],308pp. Sunning to spine, oxidized; topstain faded, three faint, horizontal scuffs to rear cover, with gutter cracked at title page; contents clean; Very Good+, lacking the dustjacket. The second Nero Wolfe novel, a Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone title, and basis for Alfred Green's 1937 film of the same name, starring Walter Connolly and Lionel Stander. HUBIN, p.393; BARZUN & TAYLOR 1989.

Bantam. Collectible - Good. 1982. First Printing. Mass Market Paperback. (A444) .

Avon Books. New York: Avon Publishing Co. , 1942 first edition . NO#-20 very good -fine, faint creases, Cover by I.N. Steinberg. paperback,

Avon Books. New York: Avon Publishing Co. , 1942 first edition . NO#-20 very good , creases Cover by I.N. Steinberg. paperback,

world publishing, 1944 first edition . good rear heavy rubbing, ageing paper

Avon Books. New York: Avon Publishing Co. , 1942 first edition . NO#-20 good - very good, creases Cover by I.N. Steinberg. paperback,

NY: Avon Books, 1942. 318pp. Cover by Isadore Steinberg. Tips slightly worn, slight general wear. Photos on request. Size: Mass Market. First Printing #20,.. Paperback. Very Good-.

New York: Pyramid Books, 1963. First Pyramid printing October 1963, 207 pp. Crease in back cover, price written on front. A Green Door Mystery. pon on inside cover.. First Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good.

Avon Books. New York: Avon Publishing Co. , 1942 first edition . NO#-20 good, creases Cover by I.N. Steinberg. paperback,

NY: Avon Book Co., 1942. New Avon Library. 318pp. Cover by I.N. Steinberg. Light general wear, back joint worn. A Nero Wolfe Mystery. Photos on request. . #20, Unnumbered. First Printing. Paperback. Good. Mass Market.

Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin, 1961. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First edition and printing from Penguin. In very good green and white Penguin Crime card and black titles. The covers are clean and tight; front fore edge a little worn; rear tail corner has slight crease. Tanned cut edges. The text block is in very good condition, firm, straight and unmarked except for name in pencil on title page. Without jacket.