In the Best Families

by Stout, Rex

In the Best Families (British title Even in the Best Families) is a Nero Wolfe detective novel by Rex Stout, first published by the Viking Press in 1950. The story was collected in the omnibus volumes Five of a Kind (Viking 1961) and Triple Zeck (Viking 1974). This is the third of three Nero Wolfe books that involve crime boss Arnold Zeck and his widespread operations.

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by Stout, Rex

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CollectibleGood. BANTAM 1975, 7th printing, (Q2182), Vintage copy with great cover art. Good solid paperback with moderate reading/age wear, may have some light markings, pages may have some mild tanning. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more… Read more about this item
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In the Best Families

In the Best Families

by Rex Stout

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First Book Club Edition
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1950
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In the Best Families

In the Best Families

by STOUT, Rex

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1950
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Hardcover
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9789997524935
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New York: Viking, 1950. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Topedge with some dust soiling and foredge a bit foxed, a few tanned spots on the endleaves, very good in a spine-sunned and worn, about very good dust jacket with short chips and tears and a couple of internal tape reinforcements. A Nero Wolfe novel.
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IN THE BEST FAMILIES (Nero Wolfe)

IN THE BEST FAMILIES (Nero Wolfe)

by Stout, Rex

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1962
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NY: Bantam, 1962. New Edition: [1st printing] Sept. 1962; #J2448. Cover art is uncredited. Has been a little wet here and there with internal; bleeding from yellow edges; creasing; a little soiling.. Mass Market Paperback. Good.
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IN THE BEST FAMILIES

IN THE BEST FAMILIES

by Stout, Rex

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1953
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New York: Bantam Books. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1953. First Edition; First Printing. Paperback. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 200 pages; Minor creasing and wear to covers. .
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IN THE BEST FAMILIES

IN THE BEST FAMILIES

by Stout, Rex

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1984
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Bantam Books. Very Good+. 1984. Softcover. 0553243756 . Bantam 1984 edition. Pages clean, tight and unmarked. Age tanning inside covers. Cover has light edge & corner wear, very light creasing. ; A Nero Wolfe Mystery; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; A bidding war for his services interrupts Nero Wolfe's attempts to solve the case of… Read more about this item
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In the Best Families (Crime Line)

In the Best Families (Crime Line)

by Stout, Rex

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1995
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In the Best Families

In the Best Families

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First Edition
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1950
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Hardcover
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9789997524935
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Viking Press, 1950. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good/Missing. 8x5x0. Thank you for supporting Earthlight Books and independent bookstores. Hard cover. Missing Dust Jacket. Very Good condition. Yellow cloth over boards, minimal wear to book.
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by REX STOUT

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February 1995
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Paper Back
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9780553277760
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In The Best Families - A Nero Wolfe Novel,

In The Best Families - A Nero Wolfe Novel,

by Stout, Rex

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1984
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1984. 8. Auflage, New York, Bantam Books, 1984, 8°, 156 S. (Text: Englisch), illustr. original Kartonage (Paperback), ein klein wenig schief, Einband minimal berieben, eine zarte Längsfalte auf Buchrücken, Seiten leicht nachgedunkelt, sonst schönes, sauberes Exemplar (cal-eng) Should your order's weight exceed 1kg, we shall need to message you, to recalculate the shipping cost. (= Sollte Ihre Bestellung mehr… Read more about this item
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In The Best Families

by Stout, Rex

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1st
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1950
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New York: Viking Press, 1950. 1st. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Bound in the publisher's original yellow cloth with the front cover and spine stamped in maroon. Dust jacket has chips and closed tears to the extremities. Mild discoloring to endpapers. 5 3/8 x 8 inches. 246 pages.
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In the Best Families

by Rex Stout

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Used - near fine/very good
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First edition
Published
1950
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Hardcover
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Viking Press, 1950. First edition. Hardcover. near fine/very good. oictavo. 8 1/4 x 5 1/2. 246pp. Yellow cloth in pictorial price clipped dust jacket.Small closed tear at top front of dust jaciket with some creasing at top edge of jacket. A Nero Wolfe Novel.
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In the Best Families

by Rex Stout

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In the Best Families

In the Best Families

by STOUT, Rex

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1950
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New York: The Viking Press, 1950. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book Club edition. Base of the spine gently bumped, a light soil mark on the rear cover, else near fine in a lightly worn, near fine dust jacket with a faintly sunned spine. A Nero Wolfe novel.
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In the Best Families

by STOUT, REX

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First Edition
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1950
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New York: The Viking Press, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Yellow cloth with purple lettering to front board and spine. Head and foot of spine lightly bumped. Dust jacket with fade to spine and light wear to the edges. A good clean copy overall.
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In the Best Families (Crime Line)

by Rex Stout

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9th thus
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1995-01-01
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9780553277760
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1995-01-01
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