THE CASE OF THE BLACK ORCHIDS
by Stout, Rex
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Tiny tear to right edge of front cover, a near fine copy in wrappers. (7984)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Avon Publishing Co., Inc., [1950]. First edition thus. Tiny tear to right edge of front cover, a near fine copy in wrappers. (7984). Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Paperback. First issued on paperback by Avon in 1946 as The Black Orchids. This re-issue changes the title slightly. This edition contains only the first novelette of two which appeared in the hardcover edition. A Nero Wolfe adventure.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7984
- Title
- THE CASE OF THE BLACK ORCHIDS
- Author
- Stout, Rex
- Book Condition
- Used - Tiny tear to right edge of front cover, a near fine copy in wrappers. (7984)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Avon Publishing Co., Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1950]
- Keywords
- Mystery . Paperback
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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