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BLACK ORCHIDS (Front Page Mysteries, Fifth Series)

BLACK ORCHIDS (Front Page Mysteries, Fifth Series)

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BLACK ORCHIDS (Front Page Mysteries, Fifth Series)

by Stout, Rex

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NY: P. F. Collier & Son, 1942. (1942) Black 'fabrikoid' with weapons stamped in blind on front and title in gold on spine with red block; 271pps. Small white paint drips on front; tanning and a little foxing.. Hardcover. Good-.

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Black Orchids is a Nero Wolfe double mystery by Rex Stout published in 1942 by Farrar & Rinehart, Inc. Stout's first short story collection, the volume is composed of two novellas that had appeared in abridged form in The American Magazine: "Black Orchids" (August 1941, abridged as "Death Wears an Orchid") "Cordially Invited to Meet Death" (April 1942, abridged as "Invitation to Murder")

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Title
BLACK ORCHIDS (Front Page Mysteries, Fifth Series)
Author
Stout, Rex
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Good-
Publisher
P. F. Collier & Son
Place of Publication
NY
Date Published
1942
Keywords
Mysteries
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