First edition, first printing. Publisher's original quarter black cloth over blue paper-covered boards, with gold and blue titles to the spine, in the Mel Williamson illustrated dustwrapper. A better than very good copy, the binding square and firm, with bumping to the spine ends and tips, the cloth with some mottling mainly to the top and bottom edges of the boards. The contents, with fading to the blue pastedowns, are otherwise clean throughout and free from inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly creased dustwrapper, which is rubbed to the top of the rear spine fold, with a small bubble in the laminate. Not price-clipped ($5.95 on the front flap).
The last Nero Wolfe novel. (Hubin).
Stock code: 25065
£50