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THREE FOR THE CHAIR: A NERO WOLFE THREESOME
by Stout, Rex
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Inked previous owner's name and address to front free end paper, inked check marks to titles listed on the verso of the half tit
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1957. First edition. Inked previous owner's name and address to front free end paper, inked check marks to titles listed on the verso of the half title page, a fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a touch of wear to the extremities and mild fade to the orange background ink at the spine panel. (30893). Octavo, cloth. Collects three Nero Wolfe mystery stories. "A Window for Death," "Immune to Murder," and "Too Many Detectives." First published in magazines; The American Magazine and Colliers. Hubin, pp. 777-778. Townsend, Rex Stout: An Annotated and Secondary Bibliography, C9a.
Synopsis
Three for the Chair is a collection of Nero Wolfe mystery novellas by Rex Stout, published by the Viking Press in 1957, and by Bantam Books in various paperback printings beginning in 1958. The book contains three stories: "A Window for Death," first published in The American Magazine (May 1956) as "Nero Wolfe and the Vanishing Clue" "Immune to Murder," first published in The American Magazine (November 1955) "Too Many Detectives," first published September 14, 1956, in Collier's
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30893
- Title
- THREE FOR THE CHAIR: A NERO WOLFE THREESOME
- Author
- Stout, Rex
- Book Condition
- Used - Inked previous owner's name and address to front free end paper, inked check marks to titles listed on the verso of the half tit
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- 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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