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Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} All Aces A Nero Wolfe Omnibus by Rex Stout Nero Wolfe by Rex Stout, First Edition, Signed. Please Pass the Guilt: A New Nero Wolfe Novel. Stout, Rex. Published by The Viking Press, New York, USA, 1973. First Edition Signed. Used - Hardcover Condition: Fine. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. The final appearance of Nero Wolfe written by his creator. First edition/printing. A FINE book in NEAR FINE jacket( some light vertical creasing to jacket panels.) INCLUDED is an INITIALED (2x) and SIGNED by the author, 3 page publishing contract giving a Portuguese publishing company the rights to publish "Please Pass the Guilt" in Portugal. Contract is signed by Stout and dated in April, 1975 a few months before the author's death. A unique and interesting piece of "Nero Wolfe" publishing history ! See our other Stout titles and reference material. Signed by Author(s). THE SECOND CONFESSION: A Nero Wolfe Novel. Stout, Rex. Published by The Viking Press: NY, 1949. First Edition Signed. Used - Hardcover. 8 x 5.5, cloth, 245 pp, covers a bit worn, spine a bit cocked, extremities lightly bumped and fraying, hinges loose, contents toned, in toned and worn dust jacket. FIRST ED, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR REX STOUT who adds "10/3/49." ". Nero Wolfe is retained by a tycoon to expose an alleged Communist. " Sounds like something that would interest the boys at Bolerium. Gambit. A Nero Wolfe Novel. Stout, Rex. Published by The Viking Press, New York, 1962. First Edition Signed. Used - Hardcover. Leinen. Dust Jacket Condition: mit Schutzumschlag. First Edition. 188 S. Leinen mit Schutzumschlag. Sprache: Englisch, auf dem Vorsatz von Rex Stout handschriftlich gewidmet und signiert "10/5/62 To Virginia and Millard - with love - Rex" - Umschlag minimal gebr�unt und ger�ndert, vordere Umschlagklappe mit abgeschnittener Ecke, Einband an den R�ndern minimal gebr�unt, Papier geringf gebr�unt, gutes Exemplar 800 Gramm. Signatur des Verfassers. ALL ACES: A NERO WOLFE OMNIBUS. Stout, Rex. Published by The Viking Press, New York, 1958. First Edition Signed. Used - Hardcover. First edition. Octavo, boards. Inscrbied and signed by Stout on the front free end paper. First collected edition of these works. Collects the novels Some Buried Caesar, Too Many Women and the stories from the collection Trouble in Triplicate. A nearly fine copy in a very good to nearly fine dust jacket with mild wear to the spine ends and corner tips, stress creases along upper front panel edge, slight fade to spine panel. The trade edition is uncommon (more frequently encountered as a book club edition). (25289). Gambit (A Nero Wolfe Novel) STOUT, REX. Published by The Viking Press, New York, 1962. First Edition Signed. Used - Hardcover Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Blue cloth boards with red lettered spine.Two corners lightly bumped and edges of boards lightly sunned. Dust jacket with a few scratches to the rear panel, light creasing around the edges but overall a nice clean copy in a very good dust jacket. Inscribed in the year of publication on the flyleaf, "10/5/62. To Ed- with love- Rex.". WHERE THERE'S A WILL : A NERO WOLFE MYSTERY. STOUT, REX. Published by Farrar & Rinehart Inc, NY, 1940. First Edition Signed. Used - Hardcover Condition: Very good/Lacks jacket. Condition: Very good/Lacks jacket. First edition. Very good/Lacks jacket. 1940. First edition. Signed by Rex Stout. Inscribed by Rex Stout to John J. McAleer, professor and biographer of Stout Bookplate of John J. McAleer, Stout's biographer. The special plate with six photographs between pages 220 and 221 is present . Some Buried Caesar: A Nero Wolfe Mystery. Stout, Rex. Published by Farrar & Rinehart, 1939. First Edition Signed. Used - Hardcover Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. INSCRIBED First edition. HC, no Dustjacket. Comes in custom made slipcover. Author's inscription on first free end page: " Jan. 14, 1939. To Betty With Love--Rex". Book: very good. Darkening on spine. Minor signs of wear and handling on boards and corners. Green cloth-covered boards with colophon present on copyright page, also has the paste-on mentioning a condensed version in The American Magazine. Interior is clean and tight. A great, solid copy. Original Painting Artwork Signed by Artist William Randell for the Dust Jacket of the Rex Stout - Nero Wolfe Novel - Three Men Out - Accompanied by a First Edition in Jacket of the Finished Book. STOUT, REX & WILLIAM RANDELL. Published by London Crime Club / Collins 1955, 1955. First Edition Signed. This painting on artboard was created and signed by William Randell for the First British Edition of this classic Nero Wolfe mystery novel written by Rex Stout. The painting, itself, measures approximately 10 inches wide by 12 1/4 inches tall. Of the Nero Wolfe dust jackets, this is an especially desirable one in that it actually depicts both Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin as well which was rarely the case with the Rex Stout books published during his lifetime. The design is in bright red with white lettering and depict portraits vignette portraits of Nero Wolfe, Archie Goodwin, and a baseball player in cap as this title is a baseball mystery. Original Painting Artwork by Signed by Artist William Randell for the Dust Jacket of the Rex Stout - Nero Wolfe Novel - Three For the Chair - Accompanied by a First Edition in Jacket of the Finished Book. STOUT, REX & WILLIAM RANDELL. Published by London Crime Club / Collins 1959, 1959. First Edition Signed. Used - Hardcover. This painting on artboard was created and signed by William Randell for the First British Edition of this classic Nero Wolfe mystery novel written by Rex Stout. The painting, itself, measures approximately 7 3/4 inches wide by 9 1/2 inches tall, matted to an overall size of 11 inches wide by 13 1/4 inches tall. An excellent showing large black orchids against a bright red background with yellow lettering. Detective Nero Wolfe�s great pleasure and obsession in life is the growing of orchids. Interestingly, with the dust jacket of the final issued book, the publisher changed the whole color scheme of the jacket. The artist�s red background is changed to black. The black orchids were changed to blue, and the gold lettering, changed to yellow. Seen side by side, the book in jacket and the artwork, the changes are very intriguing. Three Aces by Stout Rex. Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. This item is fairly worn, but continues to work perfectly. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn corners, bends, tears, small stains, and partial water damage. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing, if applicable. Pages may include excessive notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Satisfaction Guaranteed. More buying choices from other sellers on AbeBooks. Three Aces. Rex Stout. Published by Viking, New York, NY, 1971. Used - Hardcover Condition: Good. Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Some cover edge wear. Slight spine slant. One sticker on spine, another on rear cover. Another large former-sticker spot on spine. Text is like new. Three Aces: A Nero Wolfe Omnibus. Stout, Rex. Published by The Viking Press, Inc., New York, 1971. Used - Hardcover Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Book Club Edition. Book club edition. Tight binding, clean interior. Pale green boards in nice condition with minor bumps to spine ends. DJ is preserved in mylar, has mild chipping to spine ends, light soiling. Interior is unmarked. Too Many Clients, Might As Well Be Dead, and The Final Deduction. 473 pages. Three Aces Too Many Clients / Might as Well be Dead / the Final Deduction. Stout, Rex. Published by Viking, 1971. Used - Hardcover Condition: Very Good+ Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Collects three titles above. Jacket has a few short tears, and very minor chipping. Still nicer than usually seen. Three Aces. Rex Stout. Published by The Viking Press. Used - Hardcover Condition: Good. Condition: Good. Good dust jacket. Hardcover edition. Book Club edition. 3 full length novels in 1 book. In protective mylar cover. (Mystery, Rex Stout, Too Many Clients, Might as Well be Dead, The Final Deduction). Three Aces. Stout, Rex. Published by Viking, 1971. Used - Hardcover Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Slant and spine heel bumped. dust jacket not price clipped and has wear and tears, but is very bright. THREE ACES A NERO WOLFE OMNIBUS. Stout Rex. Published by NY. The Viking Press. (1961), 1961. Used - Hardcover. Book Club Edition. SBN: 670-14907-1. Hardcover. Collects 3 novels. 474pp. Owners name & date in pen at top of ffep else G-VG in near VG DW. Collects TOO MANY CLIENTS; MIGHT AS WELL BE DEAD & THE FINAL DEDUCTION. Three Aces: A Nero Wolfe Omnibus. Stout, Rex. Published by Viking Press, 1961. Used - Hardcover Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club Edition (BCE/BOMC). A tight, square Book Club hardcover in a jacket. Prior owner's name on front flyleaf. 473pp. Contains: Too Many Clients, Might as Well be Dead, The Final Deduction. Dust jacket is lightly rubbed; offered now in a new mylar cover. Size: 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. Three Aces. Stout, Rex. Published by Viking Adult, 1971. Used - Hardcover Condition: Good. Condition: Good. Item in good condition and has highlighting/writing on text. Used texts may not contain supplemental items such as CDs, info-trac etc.
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