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THREE MEN OUT: A NERO WOLFE THREESOME
by Stout, Rex
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Small ink stamp name and address to upper front free end paper, lower right front corner and base of spine slightly bruised, a n
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1954. First edition. Small ink stamp name and address to upper front free end paper, lower right front corner and base of spine slightly bruised, a nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with tiny tear with creases to upper front panel, small closed tear to lower front panel, mild wear to spine ends with shallow loss at base, and slight fade to the spine panel (much less than usually seen). (30919). Octavo, boards. Collects three Nero Wolfe mystery stories. "Invitation to Murder," "The Zero Clue" and "This Won't Kill You." All first published in The American Magazine. Hubin, pp. 777-778. Townsend, Rex Stout: An Annotated and Secondary Bibliography, C7a.
Synopsis
Three Men Out is a collection of Nero Wolfe mystery novellas by Rex Stout, published by the Viking Press in 1954. The book comprises three stories that first appeared in The American Magazine: "Invitation to Murder" (August 1953, as "Will to Murder") "The Zero Clue" (December 1953, as "Scared to Death") "This Won't Kill You" (September 1952, as "This Will Kill You")
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Details
- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30919
- Title
- THREE MEN OUT: A NERO WOLFE THREESOME
- Author
- Stout, Rex
- Book Condition
- Used - Small ink stamp name and address to upper front free end paper, lower right front corner and base of spine slightly bruised, a n
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- Mystery . SC
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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