Rex Stout

	Curtains for Three - Rex Stout 1951 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club London A VG+ book in VG price clipped dustwrapper Book shows no names, inscription etc Tightly bound and square The dust jacket has some minor general wear, nice clean and bright A Nero Wolfe mystery A nice looking copy of a rare book For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) *s - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Three Doors to Death - Rex Stout 1950 UK hardcover first edition, 1st impression, Collins Crime Club London A VG+ book in VG+ unclipped dustwrapper Book shows no names, inscription etc Tightly bound and square The dust wrapper shows rub to spine rest lovely and bright A lovely clean copy of a scarce title, nice jacket art For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) *s - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Some Buried Caesar - Review Copy - Rex Stout 1939 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club London A VG+ to near fine book sadly lacking dustwrapper The book has the Collins review emboss to last page - very rare Book has no names, inscriptions or other stamps etc Tightly bound and square, clean and bright A superb copy and a very rare item of interest for collectors For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Over My Dead Body 1955 British Penguin paperback first edition, London A good copy with some paper tanning as usual Neat previous owner name to 1st page Tightly bound and square Some minor rubbing and wear to edges A story that has a fencing theme as a backdrop For Sale at £5 (approx $9) *B9 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Black Mountain 1955 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club London A VG indeed book in unclipped dustwrapper Book shows no names, inscription etc, tan to endpapers Tightly bound and square The dust wrapper has had some shallow edge chips backed and tipped in with black. Still looks nice and doesn't stick out A Nero Wolfe mystery A solid copy offered well below market value For Sale at £50 (approx $195) *s - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Hand in the Glove (or reissue of Crime on Her Hands) - Rex Stout 1984 UK later paperback edition, Hogarth Crime, London A near fine book in softcover wraps as issued Book shows no names or inscriptions etc Tightly bound and square, clean and bright A new introduction by Mary Cadogan and Patricia Craig A nice clean example For Sale at £5 (approx $10) *P12 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	More Deaths Than One - Rex Stout 1949 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club London A VG+ book in unclipped dustwrapper Book shows neat owner name but no inscriptions or stamps etc Tightly bound and square, light occasional spotting The dust jacket shows chip to front panel and spine ends, still very clean and bright Another Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin novel and a rare book For Sale at £70 (approx $135 ) *s - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Red Box - Rex Stout 1957 UK Penguin paperback first edition, London A solid reading copy Book shows no names, inscription etc Tightly bound and square Sticker pull to front cover A Nero Wolfe investigates a poisoning For Sale at £5 (approx $9) *df1 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Three Men Out 1955 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club London A near fine book in VG++ unclipped dust jacket Book shows no names, inscriptions etc Tightly bound and square The dustwrapper show no loss just minor wear to edges An attractive copy of a scarce title For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) *DF5 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	A Family Affair 1976 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club London A near fine book in VG+ to near fine unclipped dust wrapper Book shows no names, inscription etc Tightly bound and square The dust wrapper show no loss just minor wear to extremeties A nice clean copy of a Wolfe and Archie mystery For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) *DF5 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	More Deaths than One 1958 UK first Fontana paperback edition, London A very nice clean copy, Tightly bound and square A particularly bright copy of a Nero Wolfe mystery For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Three for the Chair 1958 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club London A VG++ book in VG+ price clipped dustwrapper Book shows no names, inscription etc Tightly bound and square The dust wrapper show very small chip to corner (tiny) A Nero Wolfe book A lovely copy with a great Randell jacket For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Even in the Best Families 1957 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club London A VG+ book sadly lacking dust wrapper Book shows no names, inscription etc Tightly bound and square, light fade to spine A nice copy of a Nero Wolfe novel For Sale at £8 (approx $12) *DF5 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Three Witnesses - Rex Stout 1956 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club London A near fine book in VG++ unclipped dustwrapper Book shows no names, inscription etc Tightly bound and square The dust wrapper show no loss just minor wear to extremeties A really nice bright copy and rare thus For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Murder By the Book - Rex Stout 1952 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club London A VG+ book in VG+ price clipped dustwrapper Book shows no names, inscription etc Tightly bound and square The dust jacket has dent to front but no real loss etc, particularly clean, nice white rear panel etc A Nero Wolfe bibliomystery A particularly attractive example of an already scarce book For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Bad for Business - Rex Stout 1945 UK hardcover first edition, 1st impression, Collins Crime Club London A VG+ book in VG+ price clipped dustwrapper Book shows no names, inscription etc Tightly bound and square The dust wrapper shows just minor wear to spine ends and edges A lovely clean copy of a scarce title, nice jacket art by KR For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	If Death Ever Slept - Rex Stout 1958 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club London A VG+ book in VG+ unclipped dustwrapper Book shows no names, inscription Tightly bound and square The dust jacket shows no loss or tears, occasional light spotting to rear panel Another Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin novel and scarce in jacket For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD ) * - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart

Brief Biography STOUT, Rex (Todhunter). American, Born in Noblesville, Indiana. I December 1886. Educated at Topeka High School, Kansas; University of Kansas, Lawrence. Served in the United States Navy as a Yeoman on President Theodore Roosevelt's yacht, 1906-08. Married 1) Fay Kennedy in 1916 (divorced, 1933); 2) Pola Hoffman in 1933; two daughters. Worked as an office boy, store clerk, bookkeeper, hotel manager, 1916-27; invented the banking system for school children; full-time writer from 1927. Founding Director, Vanguard Press, New York; Master of Ceremonies, "Speaking of Liberty," "Voice of Freedom," and "Our Secret Weapon" radio programs, 1941-43. Chairman of the Writers' War Board, (941-46, and the World Government Writers Board, 1949-75; President, Friends of Democracy, 1941-51, Authors'Guild, 1943-45, and Society for the Prevention of World War III. 1943-46; President, 1951-55, 1962-69, and Vice-President, 1956-61, Authors League of America; Treasurer, Freedom House. 1957-75; President. Mystery Writers of America, 1958. Recipient: Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award. 1959. Died27 October 1975.

Rex Stout - The Characters Nero Wolfe Possibly the world's foremost practicing detective, certainly the largest, Nero Wolfe has his office and home in a brownstone house on West 35th Street in New York City. He is elephantine, carrying one-seventh of a ton on his 5' 11" frame. "I carry this fat to insulate my feelings," he says. Many years ago, he decided he was too heavy and determined to take daily exercise, which consisted of throwing darts (he called them "javelins") for 15 minutes a day. He is a self-admitted genius but detests work. Wolfe keeps Archie Goodwin on the payroll primarily to prod him to undertake cases which generally guarantee a rich fee-enabling him to indulge his hobby, orchid growing; his necessity, gourmet food, as prepared by Fritz Brenner; and his luxurious residence. Wolfe never leaves his house, except under extreme provocation or "to meet personal contingencies," and cannot abide moving mechanical devices, such as automobiles - he will not ride in a taxi under threat of death, and Archie is the only driver he will consider for a trip, however short. A bomb in his study might occasion a change in his daily routine, but only briefly. His command of the English language is exemplary, almost legendary; he also speaks seven foreign tongues: French, Spanish, Italian, Hungarian, Bari, Albanian, and Serbo-Croatian, and he has a good knowledge of Latin. He curses occasionally, but his favorite expletive is "Pfui!" If Archie is unavailable for certain chores, Wolfe hires other operatives to work for him, usually Saul Panzer, Orrie Gather and Fred Durkin. The official police, with whom he maintains a love-hate, hot-cold relationship, are most usually represented by inspector Cramer, by Lieutenant Rowcliff and Sergeant Stebbins. Wolfe's brown hair is neatly trimmed and'care-fully brushed; his teeth are so white they gleam. He dresses conservatively, except when in bed, where he wears bright yellow pyjamas. His shirts are almost always yellow (his favorite colour) and he changes them twice a day; he wears a tie and a vest year-round. He is generally master of his emotions, and only Archie can guess, with any accuracy, what Wolfe is thinking. He laughs about once a year; it sounds like a snort. When his eyes are wide open, he is either very sleepy or totally indifferent. When they are nearly closed, forming little slits, he is most alert - and most dangerous. When he is really thinking, his eyes close and his lips compress, pushing out and pulling in. More than one female client has called Wolfe handsome. He is ostensibly antagonistic towards women but will admit, in a moment of candor, that this is merely a defense mechanism. Wolfe is reticent about his early years; this has led many to believe he is the illegitimate son of Sherlock Holmes. Theodolinda Bonner - Dol One of the few female private eyes in literature is the attractive 24-year-old "Dol" Bonner. "Dol" is essentially independent, having been left on her own when her father suffered financial ruin and killed himself. She says she hates all men because she was jilted by her fiance. The one exception appears to be her younger brother, whom she supports - and spoils — with the proceeds from her private detective agency. Almost twenty years after her first case, she becomes involved in one of Nero Wolfe's* adventures and appears to be one of the women he can tolerate. Tecumseh Fox Tecumseh Fox, a Westchester County-based private detective, denies he is part Indian. His full name is William Tecumseh Fox, and he has a brother named William McKinley Fox. His base of operations is a large farm where he keeps so many animals that his neighbors have dubbed it "The Zoo." He is not averse to breaking a few laws and defying the police when he feels his clients' interests are at stake. Tecumseh Fox is far more active physically than his brother in the human-animal-detective kingdom.

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