Publisher: Lawrence E. Spivak; Reprint edition (1940)
Date published: 1940
Format: Softcover
ISBN . B001IO50WK Trade Paperback Mystery Digest. Small nickel sized 25 cent price on front cover and some rubbing to spine, Otherwise a Tight sound copy in Good condition. Bestseller Mystery B-44
First edition THUS. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Includes an introduction by Dean Koontz. No extraneous markings. All pages are intact and binding is strong. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 0.7
This is the magazine appearance of the eighth Nero Wolfe mystery (Where There's a Will). It was published in abridged form as Sisters in Trouble in the May 1940 issue of the American Magazine and precedes the book publication. This is a very good copy, with a clean, white interior, & a similarly fresh, clean cover with minimal noticeable wear. A very good copy of an unusual Nero Wolfe collectible.
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1940. 1st edition. Sm 8vo hardcover. Red cloth with black lettering. Fair book. No dust jacket. Spine slightly darkend. Hinges cracked. Many children's writing and drawings inside, mostly on first and last few leaves. 272pp. (Detectives, Mystery) Inquire if you need further information.
First edition of an early title from this prolific author. A Nero Wolfe mystery. A VERY GOOD + book , tightly bound with top edge stain intact. Light tanning to end papers but no foxing! Small Washington , D.C. book store stamp to front and rear paste downs and one at the top of the first page of Chapter One (not really unsightly) . Some rubbing to bottom rails , but bright unfaded boards ! Now protected in a new facsimile dust jacket!
A 1st edition (F&R colophon on copyright page) of the 8th Nero Wolfe mystery. The special plate with 6 photographs between pp. 220 and 221 that Wolfe uses to solve the case is present. Contains an excerpt from Chapter 1 of the previous Wolfe novel (Over My Dead Body) at the rear. Light wear at the head & tail of the spine & to the covers. Some browning to the paste downs & FEPs. Light soiling to the page ends. A very good copy.
A 1st edition (F&R colophon on copyright page) of the 8th Nero Wolfe mystery. The special plate with 6 photographs between pp. 220 and 221 that Wolfe uses to solve the case is present. Contains an excerpt from Chapter 1 of the previous Wolfe novel (Over My Dead Body) at the rear. The book is married with a Grosset & Dunlap DJ. The DJ has rubbing to the spine hinges with some loss at the lower left of the rear hinge and .5" loss at the bottom of the spine. There are tape ghosts at the edges of the front & rear flaps. Light damp stain to the bottom of the front panel that only shows on the inside. The DJ ahs been reinforced with mylar. Light wear at the head & tail of the spine & to the covers. Some browning to the paste downs & FEPs. Light soiling to the page ends. PON (Leah Blake's Book) at the top right of the FFEP. The rear hinges is starting at the top. A very good copy of a hard to find early Wolfe first that is even harder t find with a DJ of any kind.
First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($2.00 price intact). Published by Farrar & Rinehart, 1940. Octavo. Red cloth boards stamped in black with black topstain. Book is very good; with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Light offsetting to endpapers. Dust jacket is very good with shelf wear, edge wear, and small tears. Stain on back cover. Book placed in custom acetate protector. A very good copy of this 8th Nero Wolfe mystery novel. 272 pages plus 5 of Rex Stout's next book. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!
First edition, first printing. Red cloth binding stamped in black, in dust jacket. Very Good with tape ghosts to front and rear free end papers, paper remnant to rear paste down (institutional?), cloth lightly worn at tips. In a Good dust jacket. Tape to front and rear panels and flaps, some of which is still tacky. Chipped at edges, and with a fragile at folds. Light sunning. Despite its flaws, the jacket presents well in Mylar.
Dustjacket has a few small/tiny chips - see image. Protected in a Mylar sleeve. Inside covers of book have light shadow from dustjacket flaps. ; Book is in pristine condition. Would make a wonderful gift, and certainly of interest to the collector. Farrar & Rinehart colophon on copyright page, and date of 1940. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 272 pages
8vo. Black lettered red cloth in pictorial dust jacket. The 8th Nero Wolfe book. Offset to endpapers. Book plate on endpaper. Dust jacket with shallow chips to extremities and fade to spine. Very nice copy.
First Edition. The eighth Nero Wolfe mystery. Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Owner bookplate on the front pastedown. Jacket spine lightly faded as usually found, with a couple of closed tears and some light rubbing.
First Edition, First Printing. A beautiful copy. This ORIGINAL dustjacket is rich in color with minor wear to the edges. This First Issue dustjacket has the $2.00 printed price present on the front flap. The book is bound in the publisher's cloth and is in excellent condition. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A superb copy.
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