And Be a Villain

by Stout, Rex

And Be a Villain (British title More Deaths Than One) is a Nero Wolfe detective novel by Rex Stout, first published by the Viking Press in 1948. The story was collected in the omnibus volumes Full House (Viking 1961) and Triple Zeck (Viking 1974).

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And Be A Villain

by Rex Stout

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1968
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New York: Bantam, 1968. Mass Paperback. fair. Cover is creased. Spine is creased, canted. Bookstore stamp inside front cover and brief note in pencil on advertisement page. Pages clean and unmarked, light tanning at edges. Bantam mass paperback, 2nd printing May 1968, Bantam #F3719, 156 pages. 12mo (7" x 4.25") The 13th Nero Wolfe book, preceded by Too… Read more about this item
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1948
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New York: Viking Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1948. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Gray buckram with red topstain. The top corners are bumped. Offsetting to the endpapers, and an ownership signature to the front pastedown endpaper. The dust jacket spine is sunned, with modest paper loss to the edges and spine. Rubbing to… Read more about this item
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AND BE A VILLAIN; A NERO WOLFE NOVEL

AND BE A VILLAIN; A NERO WOLFE NOVEL

by Stout, Rex

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First Edition Thus
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1948
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Hardcover
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Viking. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1948. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good, small push to lower spine. First American book club ed. Free of former owner writing or bookplates, some tone to contents. First thus ed with 1948 on both title and cp along with "First published" on cp. Good jacket has… Read more about this item
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AND BE A VILLAIN

AND BE A VILLAIN

by Stout, Rex

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Used - A nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing mainly to edges and corners, slight color fade to spine panel.
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1948
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New York: The Viking Press, 1948. First edition. A nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing mainly to edges and corners, slight color fade to spine panel. (18594). Octavo, boards. A Nero Wolfe mystery novel, the first of three to feature master villain, Arnold Zeck. "...can stand by itself as… Read more about this item
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1948
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New York: The Viking Press, 1948. First Edition. Octavo. Firs printing. 216pp.Nero and Archie, with expert nonchalance investigate the strange doings of a lady broadcaster, a racetrack oracle and a mathematical wizard. Bound in gray cloth lettered in red with green rule above title, spine lettering red with green rule, one corner only slightly bumped. A very nice copy… Read more about this item
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And Be a Villain

by Rex Stout

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1948
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viking, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good -. Signed. Laid in is a typed letter SIGNED ("Rex") by Rex Stout on Writer's War Board statonary. The left hand column lists the Board and Advisory Council and includes among others Pearl Buck, Oscar Hammerstein, Langston Hughes, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Kenneth Roberts, and Thorton Wilder. … Read more about this item
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by Rex Stout

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1948
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first edition first printing hardcover in dust jacket (Viking, 1948); no prior owner marks; little age tone to text pages; sound binding; clean cover vivid titling; dj has shelf rub mostly to back panel, little sun fade along spine and edge wear ( a small nick top back); flap price present B11ambibeb
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AND BE A VILLAIN

AND BE A VILLAIN

by Stout, Rex

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Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear. A lovely copy. (23385)
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1948
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New York: The Viking Press, 1948. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear. A lovely copy. (23385). Octavo, boards. 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… Read more about this item
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1948
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NY: Viking. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Green hardcover titled in red, red topstain. First edition. Pages lightly toned, slight spine cant, slight flare to board, PO stamp to ffep. Firm binding/hinges. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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1948
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New York: Viking, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo. Grey boards with green and red to the front board and spine. Upper corners lightly bumped, and a bookplate to the front endpaper, else clean and very good. Dust jacket price clipped, corners lightly chipped, some light creasing and nicking around the edges and spine ends, with a faded… Read more about this item
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And Be a Villain

by Rex Stout

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1948
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New York: Viking Press, 1948. First edition. Hardcover. near fine/very good. Octavo. 8" x 5 1/2". Tan cloth. in pictorial dust jacket . Price of $2.50 on dust jacket flap. A bit of fading to lettering on dust jacket spine. A very nice copy in dust jacket. 13th Nero Wolfe Mystery. Dust jacket design by Bill English. … Read more about this item
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1948
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New York City: The Viking Press, 1948. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 216 Pp. Grey Cloth Lettered In Green. Book Club Edition, Sttaing "First Published By The Viking Press In September 1948". Book Near Fine But Pages Browned. Dust Jacket With Light Wear, A Few Short Tars And Minute Losses At Edges.
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And Be a Villain (Nero Wolfe)

And Be a Villain (Nero Wolfe)

by Stout, Rex

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1975
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Bantam Books, 1975. Good mass market paperback, slight wear.. Mass Market Paper Back. Good.
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AND BE A VILLAIN

AND BE A VILLAIN

by Stout, Rex

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Book Club Edition
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1948
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Viking Press. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1948. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 9997524853 . ****Spring Sale! The current price reflects a 15% discount off the regular price, while the item lasts. Sale ends April 2, 2024*****; Grey cover has modest wear to corners and spine caps but clean, bright, and in very good+ condition. Boards and… Read more about this item
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And Be a Villain

by Stout, Rex

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1994
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New York: Bantam Crimeline Books. Near Fine. 1994. Mass Market Paperback. No spine crease. Introduction by Maan Meyers . 0.76 x 6.93 x 4.23 Inches. 256 pages. A Nero Wolf Mystery, No. 13. Radio talk show host Madeline Fraser's fear of dead air becomes literal when a guest keels over after drinking a glass of her sponsor's… Read more about this item
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And Be A Villain

And Be A Villain

by Stout, Rex

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1994
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NY: Bantam, 1994. generally sound paperback, page edges browning.. Reprint. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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by Stout, Rex

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1948
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Hardcover
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9997524853
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Viking Press, 1948. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards slightly bowed, betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and… Read more about this item
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AND BE A VILLAIN

AND BE A VILLAIN

by Stout, Rex

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Used - Upper corners a touched bumped, a fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear and two light spots to upper
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1948
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New York: The Viking Press, 1948. First edition. Upper corners a touched bumped, a fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear and two light spots to upper spine panel at rear fold. (23449). Octavo, boards. The thirteenth Nero Wolfe mystery. The first of three novels that feature Nero's criminal… Read more about this item
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1948
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Viking Press, 1948. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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And Be a Villain

by Rex Stout

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