New York: Viking Press, 1961. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo. (21cm); red cloth covered boards titled in blue on the cover and spine; blue topstain; dustjacket by BIll English; 182pp.; remainder copy with red streak to lower edge of textblock; top stain slightly faded at spine; Very Good+. The dustjacket is price-clipped with rubbing to the exteriors; minor nicks and few short closed tears to jacket edges; Very Good+.

"Archie not at his best and not amusing, though we get information about his mother and Wolfe has some fair repartee. The kidnapping and ransoming for once dully treated. JB enters an amendment to the effect that Nero is ingenious in getting his fee, Archie subtle as well as useful, and Inspector Cramer able to work off his anger outside the home." AHEARN, APG, 058a; BARZUN & TAYLOR, 1984.

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Bookseller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 54648
Title: The Final Deduction: A Nero Wolfe Novel
Author: STOUT, Rex [Todhunter]
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Viking Press
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1961
Bookseller catalogs: Modern Fiction; Mystery, Crime, and Detective Fiction;

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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
Fair: is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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Remainder: Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...