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REX STOUT MYSTERY MAGAZINE.
New York: Avon Detective-Mysteries, Inc., 1946. Small octavo, single issue, printed wrappers. Digest sized magazine. This issue includes "They Can Only Hang You Once," a Sam Spade story by Dashiell Hammett and "Rats in the Walls," by H. P. Lovecraft. Other fiction by John Dickson Carr, William Irish, Dorothy Sayers and others. Cook, Mystery, Detective and Espionage Magazines, pp. 451-453.
REX STOUT MYSTERY. [ISSUES 1-9: ALL PUBLISHED].
New York: Avon Book Company (1), Avon Detective-Mysteries, Inc. (2-9), 1945-47. Small octavo, nine issues, printed and pictorial wrappers. Digest sized magazine. A complete run of all nine issues. Stout was Editor in Chief and wrote commentary for each issue. Mostly reprints by well known authors which include John Steinbeck, Dashiell Hammett, Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Carter Dickson, Raymond Chandler, William Irish, H. P. Lovecraft, Charlotte Perkins Gilman (The Yellow Wallpaper), Cornell Woolrich, Ray Bradbury, and many more. Cook, Mystery, Detective and Espionage Magazines, pp. 451-453.
RUE MORGUE NO. 1.
New York: Creative Age Press, Inc., [1946]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Collects nineteen stories, by H. Bedford-Jones, Dorothy Dunn, Seabury Quinn, Jack Snow, Ray Bradbury, Bruno Fischer, a couple first published in the slicks, but most from pulp mystery magazines.
AND BE A VILLAIN.
New York: The Viking Press, 1948. Octavo, boards. First edition. A Nero Wolfe mystery novel, the first of three to feature master villain, Arnold Zeck. "...can stand by itself as one of the stronger mysteries in the series." Pronzini & Muller: 1001 Midnights: The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 758-59.
AND BE A VILLAIN.
New York: The Viking Press, 1948. Octavo, boards. First edition. 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 can be compared to Sherlock Holmes versus Professor Moriarty." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 758-759. "A first-rate sample of the author's art, this tale brings us face to face with the radio advertising of a beverage which the lady who promotes it cannot abide. Hence hanky-panky with the bottle of substitute liquid and resulting doubt as to whom the dose was intended for. Archie is spectacular in word and deed." - Barzun & Taylor, A Catalogue of Crime (1989), 3061. Hubin, pp. 777-778. Townsend, Rex Stout: An Annotated and Secondary Bibliography, A29a.
AND BE A VILLAIN.
New York: The Viking Press, 1948. Octavo, boards. First edition. 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 can be compared to Sherlock Holmes versus Professor Moriarty." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 758-759. "A first-rate sample of the author's art, this tale brings us face to face with the radio advertising of a beverage which the lady who promotes it cannot abide. Hence hanky-panky with the bottle of substitute liquid and resulting doubt as to whom the dose was intended for. Archie is spectacular in word and deed." - Barzun & Taylor, A Catalogue of Crime (1989), 3061. Hubin, pp. 777-778. Townsend, Rex Stout: An Annotated and Secondary Bibliography, A29a.
BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
New York: The Viking Press, 1955. Octavo, cloth. First edition. A Nero Wolfe mystery novel.
BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
New York: The Viking Press, 1955. Octavo, cloth. First edition. A Nero Wolfe mystery novel. "Nero Wolfe again and his faithful Archie are confronted with a ticklish Job in solving the problem of the disappearance of a wallet which contained the answers to a nationwide contest, now reduced to the final contestants. That the man who was carrying the wallet had been murdered was not Wolfe's concern: Just how he faces failure -- and brings off success with a flourish leaves the reader still questioning. Slick -- and not quite fair." Kirkus Review, 1 October, 1955. Hubin, pp. 777-778. Townsend, Rex Stout: An Annotated and Secondary Bibliography, A36a.
THE BLACK ORCHIDS: A NERO WOLFE DOUBLE MYSTERY.
New York and Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., [1942]. Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1-2] 3-271 [272-280: blank], original brownish-red cloth front and spine stamped in black, fore edge uncut, bottom edge rough cut. First edition. The ninth Nero Wolfe mystery. Collects two stories, "Black Orchids" and "Cordially Invited to Meet Death." Both stories first published in the American Magazine. "Nero Wolfe and his ebullient amanuensis Archie Goodwin are here at top form in two "novellas" ... The first concerns a cleverly contrived murder at New York's annual Flower Show. The second features an adroit bit of poisoning in the fantastic Riverdale ménage — and menagerie — of a successful party-arranger for Manhattan society. First-class entertainment." - Time magazine review, 1 June, 1942. Hubin, pp. 777-778. Townsend, Rex Stout: An Annotated and Secondary Bibliography, C1a.
THE CASE OF THE BLACK ORCHIDS.
New York: Avon Publishing Co., Inc., [1950]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition thus. Paperback. First issued on paperback by Avon in 1946 as The Black Orchids. This re-issue changes the title slightly. This edition contains only the first novelette of two which appeared in the hardcover edition. A Nero Wolfe adventure.
THE CASE OF THE BLACK ORCHIDS.
New York: Avon Publishing Co., Inc., [1950]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition thus. Avon # 256. Paperback. First issued on paperback by Avon in 1946 as The Black Orchids. This re-issue changes the title slightly. This edition contains only the first novelette of two which appeared in the hardcover edition. A Nero Wolfe adventure.
DOOR TO DEATH.
New York: Dell, 1951. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First separate edition. Dell 10 cent Book, #21. A Nero Wolfe mystery.
A FAMILY AFFAIR.
New York: The Viking Press, [1975]. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. A Nero Wolfe mystery novel. The final Wolfe novel, Stout passes away six months after publication. "This late Nero Wolfe is remarkably good. A waiter at Rusterman's Restaurant is given a slip of paper with a name and address on it. Shortly thereafter, the waiter is blown to bits in Wolfe's south room, which effectively engages the big man's interest. Two other murders follow. When the main clue is found, it bearing comes as a shock to Nero and a surprise to the reader. Good byplay between Archie Goodwin and Lily Rowan puts this on par with the very best early tales" - Barzun & Taylor, A Catalogue of Crime (1989), 3069. Hubin, pp. 777-778. Townsend, Rex Stout: An Annotated and Secondary Bibliography, A50a.
FER-DE-LANCE.
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., [1934]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. The first Nero Wolfe novel. Hubin, pp. 777-778. Townsend, Rex Stout: An Annotated and Secondary Bibliography, A10.
GOLDEN REMEDY.
New York: Vanguard Press, 1931. Octavo, pp. [1-4] [1-2] 3-294 [295-296: blank], original red cloth, spine stamped in gold, top edge stained red. First edition. The author's third novel to be published in book form and the last to be published by Vanguard Press (he would move to Farrar and Rinehart with his next book). A mainstream novel concerning a man trying to who is unable to establish a lasting relationship with women. Townsend (ed), Rex Stout: An Annotated Primary and Secondary Bibliography, A7.
THE HAND IN THE GLOVE.
New York, Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., [1937]. Octavo, pp. [1-4] [1-2] 3-284, original red cloth, front and spine stamped in black, fore edge uncut, bottom edge rough cut. First edition. Mystery novel introducing the character Theodolinda "Dol" Bonner. The only novel to feature Stout's female detective, she did make appearances in several short stories. "Against a sophisticated modern background, where details irrelevant to the plot are allowed to take a normal place, with puzzles within puzzles, really interesting characters, and a logical and surprising solution at the end, "The Hand in the Glove" is as well rounded as it is ingenious. And Dol Bonner should be welcomed with cheers." - NY Times book review, 19 September, 1937. Filmed in 1992 as a made for television picture titled "Lady Against the Odds." Hubin, pp. 777-778. Townsend, Rex Stout: An Annotated and Secondary Bibliography, A15a.
HOMICIDE TRINITY: A NERO WOLFE THREESOME.
New York: The Viking Press, 1962. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Collects three Nero Wolfe mystery stories. "Eeny Meeny Murder Mo," "Death of a Demon," and "Counterfeit for Murder." All three first published in magazines; The Saturday Evening Post and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. Hubin, pp. 777-778. Townsend, Rex Stout: An Annotated and Secondary Bibliography, C12a.
HOMICIDE TRINITY: A NERO WOLFE THREESOME.
New York: The Viking Press, 1962. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Collects three Nero Wolfe mystery stories. "Eeny Meeny Murder Mo," "Death of a Demon," and "Counterfeit for Murder." All three first published in magazines; The Saturday Evening Post and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. Hubin, pp. 777-778. Townsend, Rex Stout: An Annotated and Secondary Bibliography, C12a.
THE LEAGUE OF FRIGHTENED MEN.
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., [1935]. Octavo, pp. [1-4] [1-2] 3-308, original black cloth, front and spine stamped in gold, top edge stained light green, fore edge uncut, bottom edge rough cut. First edition. The second Nero Wolfe mystery novel. "To reveal more of the plot of this excellent yarn would be unfair to the reader. Let it suffice to say that the story has everything that a good detective story should have-mystery, suspense, action-and that the author's racy narrative style makes it a pleasure to read." - Isaac Anderson, NY Times Book review, 18 August, 1935. Hubin, pp. 777-778. Townsend, Rex Stout: An Annotated and Secondary Bibliography, A11b.
THE MOTHER HUNT.
New York: The Viking Press, [1963]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. A Nero Wolfe mystery novel. "Nero and Archie make one of their flights from home, and the grand confrontation scene is staged at their refuge. Nero is competent but not remarkably so in finding out who did the two murders and the giving birth." - Barzun & Taylor, A Catalogue of Crime (1989), 3078. Hubin, pp. 777-778. Townsend, Rex Stout: An Annotated and Secondary Bibliography, A44a.
NOT QUITE DEAD ENOUGH: A NERO WOLFE DOUBLE MYSTERY.
New York and Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., [1944]. Octavo, pp. [1-4] [1-2] 3-220, original brick red cloth front and spine stamped in black, fore edge and bottom edge rough cut. First edition. The tenth Nero Wolfe mystery. Collects two stories, "Not Quite Dead Enough" and "Booby Trap." Both first published in The American Magazine. Nero and Archie are involved in the war effort. "Neither is to be missed by anyone with an interest in the Wolfe-Goodwin saga." - Barzun & Taylor, A Catalogue of Crime (1989), 4136. Hubin, pp. 777-778. Townsend, Rex Stout: An Annotated and Secondary Bibliography, C2a.
OVER MY DEAD BODY.
New York, Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart, Incorporated, [1940]. Octavo, pp. [1-4] [1-2] 3-293 [294: blank][295-297 excerpt for SOME BURIED CAESAR] [298-300: blank], original blue-green cloth, front and spine stamped in dark blue, top edge stained orange, fore edge uncut, bottom edge rough cut. First edition. The seventh Nero Wolfe mystery novel. "There is more of Archie Goodwin than of Nero Wolfe in this book, and that is all to the good, for, although Wolfe is Archie's boss and the one who does the heavy thinking, Archie is, unless our guess is wide of the mark, the person whom readers of the Nero Wolfe stories take to their hearts. If Nero is the brains of the concern, Archie is its arms and hands and legs. When Nero wants something done, he does not need to tell Archie how to do it. Archie will figure that out for himself, and the thing is as good as done, however difficult the assignment may be. In the murder case with which this story deals there are international complications which make things unusually difficult. The police and the G-men are in it too, but the best that they can do is to watch Nero Wolfe and wait for him to come through with the solution. The book is full of surprises for everybody concerned, including not only the reader but also the police, Archie and even Nero Wolfe himself. Read one chapter of this book and you will need no urging to go on with it." - Isaac Anderson, NY Time Book Review, 7 January, 1940. "This is the tale in which we learn that Nero has been married, has adopted a daughter in his native Montenegro, and has become a U.S. citizen in order to enjoy peace and democracy. The plot hinges on international and domestic secrets but it is sober and sound. Archie, Cramer, and the rest of the cast are in top form, and Nero is noticeably more outspoken and impulsive than he subsequently became." - Barzun & Taylor, A Catalogue of Crime (1989), 3080. Hubin, pp. 777-778. Townsend, Rex Stout: An Annotated and Secondary Bibliography, A21b.
THE SECOND CONFESSION.
New York: The Viking Press, 1949. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Inscribed and signed by Stout, dated in the year of publication, on the half title page. The fifteenth Nero Wolfe mystery. The second novel with master criminal Arnold Zeck. "Stylish, timely, and brilliantly plotted, with Archie and his boss functioning at full speed — Nero even leaves home to snare killer. Very good." - The Saturday Review of Literature, 15 October, 1949. Hubin, pp. 777-778. Townsend, Rex Stout: An Annotated and Secondary Bibliography, A30a. Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 758-759.
SOME BURIED CAESAR.
New York, Toronto: Farrar & Rinehart, Incorporated, [1939]. Octavo, pp. [1-6] [1-2] 3-296 [297-299: excerpt for TOO MANY COOKS] [300-304: blank], original light green cloth, front and spine stamped in black, top edge stained light green, fore edge uncut, bottom edge rough cut. First edition. The sixth Nero Wolfe mystery novel. First published in The American Magazine in a condensed version as "The Red Bull." "To a large extent, CAESAR is Archie's case, the type of book that inspired Howard Haycraft to call Archie 'the one example in history...of a Watson who steals the play from his Holmes, and a first-rate HOLMES to boot'" - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 755-756. Hubin, pp. 777-778. Townsend, Rex Stout: An Annotated and Secondary Bibliography, A18b.
THREE AT WOLFE'S DOOR: A NERO WOLFE THREESOME.
New York: The Viking Press, 1960. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Collects three Nero Wolfe mystery stories. "Poison à la Carte," "Method Three for Murder," and "The Rodeo Murder." All three first published in magazines; The Saturday Evening Post and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. Hubin, pp. 777-778. Townsend, Rex Stout: An Annotated and Secondary Bibliography, C11a.