Too Many Cooks

by Stout, Rex

Too Many Cooks is the fifth Nero Wolfe detective novel by American mystery writer Rex Stout. The story was serialized in The American Magazine (March–August 1938) before its publication in book form in 1938 by Farrar & Rinehart, Inc. The novel was collected in the omnibus volume Kings Full of Aces, published in 1969 by the Viking Press.

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1938
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New York: Farrar & Rinehart. Very Good+. 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth titled in blue. First edition with F&R Colophon. Some light staining to rear board, slight soil, slight corner wear. PO gift inscription. 279pp plus recipes at rear (for 303 total ). ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 303pp pages .
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New York, Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart, Incorporated, [1938]. First edition. Mild age toning to paste downs from binders glue degradation, small chips to upper and lower edges with chips and loss to spine ends, spine panel with some color fade, front panel bright. (20294). Octavo, pp. [1-6] [1-2] 3-278 [279] [280-282: blank] [281-304: printed on blue paper:… Read more about this item
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1941
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Early, cheap reprint of the 5th Nero Wolfe novel (and one of the best for the cooking aficionados). Wolfe leaves NY to go to a meeting of top cooks, and murder ensues. This is in the same format as the hardcover, with an orchid on the spine and everything -- but the paper is quite oxydized, brown and becoming brittle.… Read more about this item
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1938
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New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, first printing. Very Good, with lean to spine, spine cloth faded and with a small spot, light scuffing to rear board, faint water-spot to topstain, previous owner name in ink to front free end paper, end sheets offset from binder's glue, vintage bookseller label to… Read more about this item
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Too Many Cooks: A Nero Wolfe Mystery

Too Many Cooks: A Nero Wolfe Mystery

by STOUT, Rex

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1938
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New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1938. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo; red cloth, with titling stamped in black on spine and front cover; dark blue-gray topstain; 303pp, with the recipes on the last 12 leaves printed on blue stock. Hint of a forward lean, with faint offset from binders glue to pastedowns; very Near Fine, lacking the rare dustjacket.… Read more about this item
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London: The Crime Club, 1938. Hardcover. Very Good. First English edition. Octavo. Book is lightly soiled, spine is sunned, and there is a closed tear on the front free endpaper, very good lacking the dustwrapper. Inscribed by Rex Stout: "Christmas 1938 - via Mrs. Fred Schmidt - For Col. H. E. Avant[?] - Rex Stout." A nice copy.427915.… Read more about this item
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1938
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New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1938. Second printing. Fine/Near Fine. A very sharp, Fine copy of the book with the last twelve leaves, the recipes, printed on fine blue paper stock. In a bright dust jacket with a few short tears and color added to the spine ends and corners, but a very attractive example nonetheless. "Second Large… Read more about this item
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1938
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Farrar & Rinehart, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. good. octavo. 8" x 5 1/2'. Red cloth. 303pp. including pages in blue in rear of book of recipes. Fraying at head and tail of spine. Crease to spine.
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1938
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New York: The American Magazine, 1938. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. First edition. A book-shaped box, with title page bound in, containing a complete set of 36 cards, including the menu card, 34 recipe cards, and an important note from Nero Wolfe, dustwrapper is affixed to the box at the rear flap, as issued. Near fine, in good dustwrapper with… Read more about this item
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Farrar & Rinehart. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($2.00 price intact). Published by Farrar & Rinehart, 1938. Octavo. Red cloth boards stamped in black. Book is very good. Binding tight and pages crisp. Slight spine lean and contemporary book store sticker on flyleaf. Offsetting to endpapers. Dust jacket is very good… Read more about this item
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CollectibleGood. Jove Book. 1979 first edition. 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 than one item from us may… Read more about this item
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1938
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Farrar & Rinehart, 1938. first. hardcover. fine/very good. First edition, with Farrar-Rinehart logo on copyright page. Book fine. Dust jacket very good, some pieces missing, some wear. Housed in custom-made slipcase.
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Farrar & RINEHART Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. A NEAR FINE FIRST IN DJ WITH CHIP AND 1/3 OF FRONT FLAP MISSING CLEAN NO WRITING. NOT RESTORED.
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TOO MANY COOKS

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New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1938. Hardcover. Good+. Blue stamped red cloth boards, octavo, not illustrated. Book has wear to spine ends and corners that tears cloth, soil and rubbing to boards and spine, split to rear joint, slight lean to spine, binding tight, endpapers off-set, unsigned plate to front flyleaf, text clean and unmarked but toned throughout,… Read more about this item
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Too Many Cooks

by Rex Stout

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Fontana, Collins, 1972. Paperback. Acceptable. 1972. First Thus. 192 pages. Paperback book. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Previous price to front endpaper. Previous owner's inscription inside rear cover. Moderate wear and tear to spine, cover edges and corners, with distinct scuff to rear cover. Notable soiling and creasing to covers and… Read more about this item
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Too Many Cooks

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