And Be a Villain
by Stout, Rex
And Be a Villain (British title More Deaths Than One) is a Nero Wolfe detective novel by Rex Stout, first published by the Viking Press in 1948. The story was collected in the omnibus volumes Full House (Viking 1961) and Triple Zeck (Viking 1974).
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And Be A Villain
by Rex Stout
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- 1968
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Salem, Oregon, USA
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New York: Bantam, 1968. Mass Paperback. fair. Cover is creased. Spine is creased, canted. Bookstore stamp inside front cover and brief note in pencil on advertisement page. Pages clean and unmarked, light tanning at edges. Bantam mass paperback, 2nd printing May 1968, Bantam #F3719, 156 pages. 12mo (7" x 4.25") The 13th Nero Wolfe book, preceded by Too… Read more about this item Item Price
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And Be a Villain
by Stout, Rex
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- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
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- First Edition; First Printing
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- 1948
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Pueblo, Colorado, USA
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New York: Viking Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1948. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Gray buckram with red topstain. The top corners are bumped. Offsetting to the endpapers, and an ownership signature to the front pastedown endpaper. The dust jacket spine is sunned, with modest paper loss to the edges and spine. Rubbing to… Read more about this item Item Price
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AND BE A VILLAIN
by Stout, Rex
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- Used - A nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing mainly to edges and corners, slight color fade to spine panel.
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- First edition
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- 1948
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Laurel, Maryland, USA
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New York: The Viking Press, 1948. First edition. A nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing mainly to edges and corners, slight color fade to spine panel. (18594). Octavo, boards. A Nero Wolfe mystery novel, the first of three to feature master villain, Arnold Zeck. "...can stand by itself as… Read more about this item Item Price
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And be a Villain
by Stout, Rex
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- 1948
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Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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New York: The Viking Press, 1948. First Edition. Octavo. Firs printing. 216pp.Nero and Archie, with expert nonchalance investigate the strange doings of a lady broadcaster, a racetrack oracle and a mathematical wizard. Bound in gray cloth lettered in red with green rule above title, spine lettering red with green rule, one corner only slightly bumped. A very nice copy… Read more about this item Item Price
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And Be a Villain
by Rex Stout
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- 1948
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San Jose, California, USA
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viking, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good -. Signed. Laid in is a typed letter SIGNED ("Rex") by Rex Stout on Writer's War Board statonary. The left hand column lists the Board and Advisory Council and includes among others Pearl Buck, Oscar Hammerstein, Langston Hughes, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Kenneth Roberts, and Thorton Wilder. … Read more about this item Item Price
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AND BE A VILLAIN; A NERO WOLFE NOVEL
by Stout, Rex
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- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
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- First Edition Thus
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- 1948
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Overland Park, Kansas, USA
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CA$62.24
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Viking. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1948. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good, small push to lower spine. First American book club ed. Free of former owner writing or bookplates, some tone to contents. First thus ed with 1948 on both title and cp along with "First published" on cp. Good jacket has… Read more about this item Item Price
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And Be A Villain
by Rex Stout
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- 1948
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Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
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CA$118.87
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first edition first printing hardcover in dust jacket (Viking, 1948); no prior owner marks; little age tone to text pages; sound binding; clean cover vivid titling; dj has shelf rub mostly to back panel, little sun fade along spine and edge wear ( a small nick top back); flap price present B11ambibeb Item Price
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AND BE A VILLAIN
by Stout, Rex
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- Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear. A lovely copy. (23385)
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- 1948
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Laurel, Maryland, USA
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New York: The Viking Press, 1948. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear. A lovely copy. (23385). Octavo, boards. The thirteenth Nero Wolfe mystery. The first of three novels that feature Nero's criminal nemesis Zeck. "Zeck is a modern 'Napolean of Crime,' and his confrontation with Wolfe… Read more about this item Item Price
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And be a Villain
by Stout, Rex
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- 1948
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Northridge, California, USA
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NY: Viking. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Green hardcover titled in red, red topstain. First edition. Pages lightly toned, slight spine cant, slight flare to board, PO stamp to ffep. Firm binding/hinges. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Item Price
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And Be a Villain (Nero Wolfe)
by Stout, Rex
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- 1975
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- 9780553022834
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Maplewood, Missouri, USA
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Bantam Books, 1975. Good mass market paperback, slight wear.. Mass Market Paper Back. Good. Item Price
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And Be A Villain
by Stout, Rex
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- First Edition
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- 1948
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Toronto, Ontario, CAN
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CA$150.00
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New York: Viking, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo. Grey boards with green and red to the front board and spine. Upper corners lightly bumped, and a bookplate to the front endpaper, else clean and very good. Dust jacket price clipped, corners lightly chipped, some light creasing and nicking around the edges and spine ends, with a faded… Read more about this item Item Price
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And Be a Villain
by Rex Stout
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- First edition
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- 1948
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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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New York: Viking Press, 1948. First edition. Hardcover. near fine/very good. Octavo. 8" x 5 1/2". Tan cloth. in pictorial dust jacket . Price of $2.50 on dust jacket flap. A bit of fading to lettering on dust jacket spine. A very nice copy in dust jacket. 13th Nero Wolfe Mystery. Dust jacket design by Bill English. … Read more about this item Item Price
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And Be A Villain
by Stout, Rex
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- 1948
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Pasadena, California, USA
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New York City: The Viking Press, 1948. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 216 Pp. Grey Cloth Lettered In Green. Book Club Edition, Sttaing "First Published By The Viking Press In September 1948". Book Near Fine But Pages Browned. Dust Jacket With Light Wear, A Few Short Tars And Minute Losses At Edges.
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And Be a Villain
by Stout, Rex
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Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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Viking Press. Hardcover. B0007E8R7C First Edition. Missing DJ. Book is in VG condition with age toning to text block. . Fair. Item Price
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And Be a Villain
by Stout, Rex
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- 1994
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- 9780553239317
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Crimeline, 1994. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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AND BE A VILLAIN
by Stout, Rex
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- Used - Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket
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- Book Club Edition
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- 1948
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- Hardcover
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- 9789997524850
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Livonia, Michigan, USA
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Viking Press. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1948. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 9997524853 . ; Grey cover has modest wear to corners and spine caps but clean, bright, and in very good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Pages are heavily tone but clean and pristine. Although it states first printing on the… Read more about this item Item Price
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And Be A Villain
by Stout, Rex
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- Reprint
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- 1994
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- Paperback
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NY: Bantam, 1994. generally sound paperback, page edges browning.. Reprint. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Item Price
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And be a villain
by Stout, Rex
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- Used - Good
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- Book Club Edition
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- 1948
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- Hardcover
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- 9789997524850
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Viking Press, 1948. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards slightly bowed, betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and… Read more about this item Item Price
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AND BE A VILLAIN
by Stout, Rex
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- Used - Upper corners a touched bumped, a fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear and two light spots to upper
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- First edition
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- 1948
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Laurel, Maryland, USA
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CA$622.35
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New York: The Viking Press, 1948. First edition. Upper corners a touched bumped, a fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear and two light spots to upper spine panel at rear fold. (23449). Octavo, boards. The thirteenth Nero Wolfe mystery. The first of three novels that feature Nero's criminal… Read more about this item Item Price
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And be a villain
by Stout, Rex
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- Used - Good
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- 1948
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- Hardcover
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- 9789997524850
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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CA$9.96
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Viking Press, 1948. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
CA$9.96