The Silent Speaker

by Stout, Rex

The Silent Speaker is a Nero Wolfe detective novel by Rex Stout, first published by the Viking Press in 1946. It was published just after World War II, and key plot elements reflect the lingering effects of the war: housing shortages and restrictions on consumer goods, including government regulation of prices. The Silent Speaker was Stout's first full-length Nero Wolfe novel since Where There's a Will in 1940.

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The Silent Speaker

The Silent Speaker

by STOUT, Rex

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Very Good
Published
1946
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Hardcover
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9997524764
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New York: Viking, 1946. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Small crease on front fly, else near fine gift inscription on the front fly, else near fine in very good dust jacket with a tear along the top of the spine. A reasonably nice copy of this Nero Wolfe title.
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Used - Very Good
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1st Edition
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1946
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Hardcover
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Viking Press, 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good first edition inscribed by Rex Stout on the front free endpaper. Very good dust jacket still have original price of $2.50 on front flap. Correct designation of first printing by Viking on copyright page and title page. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
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Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
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First Edition
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1946
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Hardcover
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New York: Viking. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. 308 p. 21 cm. Sound binding in cloth-covered boards. Slightly cocked. Minor wear to edges and boards, with tail of spine a little crinkled. Gift inscription on the front pastedown endpaper. Inside pages are clean and unmarked, with toning and a hint… Read more about this item
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Good
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First Edition
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1946
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Hardcover
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New York: Viking Press, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good in a Good jacket, clipped, toned, some brown stains at the back panel, closed tears at the edges. Green cloth, lightly bumped. Bound with some reading wear and a forward lean, red top stain, clean internally. A Nero Wolfe novel that sees him investigate the murder… Read more about this item
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THE SILENT SPEAKER

by Stout, Rex

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First Edition, First Printing.
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1946
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Hardcover
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New York: The Viking Press. This book ended a six-year period around WWII when Stout stopped writing mysteries, making it Stout's first postwar mystery. It features legendary New York City private detective Nero Wolfe and assistant Archie Goodwin investigating the murder of a high-ranking government official. This copy shows some edgewear; there is a group of small stains… Read more about this item
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The Silent Speaker

by Stout, Rex

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Used - near fine
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1947
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London: The Crime Club by Collins Clear-Type Press, 1947. Undetermined. near fine. 1st Edition. 192pp. Small octavo, in publisher's orange boards with black lettering along the spine. Mild bumping to head and base of spine. Faint dust soiling to top of page edges. Illustrated dust jacket, by Pollack, slightly rubbed at the head and base of the spine.… Read more about this item
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The Silent Speaker

by STOUT, Rex (1886-1975)

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The Crime Club, Collins, 1947. [Mystery] FIRST UK EDITION. Publisher's orange cloth, light wear, slightly sunned, very good indeed. In dustwrapper, price-clipped, lightly creased, small tears, spine sunned, a few small chips, overall very good. A Nero Wolfe novel. Another case for the eccentric oversized New York armchair detective Nero Wolfe. The mysteries of Rex Stout were cited as… Read more about this item
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Silent Speaker

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Used - Collectible - Acceptable
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9997524764
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Viking Press. Collectible - Acceptable. First edition copy. Collectible - Acceptable. No Dust Jacket Front hinge cracked. Slightly dampstained. (Mystery, Fiction, Detectives)
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Silent Speaker

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Published
1946-06-01
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Hardcover
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9997524764
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Viking Press, 1946-06-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!
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The Silent Speaker

by STOUT, REX

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Used - First Edition. Very good in a good dust jacket with chips and stains. Inscribed by the author a couple of month after publicati
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1946
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New York: Viking Press, 1946. First Edition. Very good in a good dust jacket with chips and stains. Inscribed by the author a couple of month after publication; “Dec. 17-1946 - For Elizabeth Rosak - With high esteem and specially warm regards - Rex Stout.”
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THE SILENT SPEAKER

by Stout, Rex

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Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
Edition
First Edition; First Printing
Published
1948
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Softcover
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New York: Bantam Books. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1948. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 210 pages; Front cover is a little bowed, otherwise fine. Lamination starting to peel on rear cover. .
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THE SILENT SPEAKER [A NERO WOLFE MYSTERY]

THE SILENT SPEAKER [A NERO WOLFE MYSTERY]

by Stout, Rex

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Used - Fair
Edition
Later Printing
Published
1976
Binding
Mass Market Paperback
ISBN 10
055310067X
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New York: Bantam Books [1976]. Fair. 1976. Later Printing. Mass Market Paperback. 055310067X . Later [9th] printing thus. Pictorial wrappers, 202 pages. Reading/filler copy [spine cocked and creased with horizontal cracking which extends part way onto the front and rear covers, cover creasing, light page edge soiling/foxing, store stamp inside the front cover, price to the first… Read more about this item
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The Silent Speaker

by Rex Stout

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Used - very good/very good
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First edition
Published
1946
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Hardcover
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Viking Press, 1946. First edition. Hardcover. very good/very good. Octavo. 8 1/4" x 5 1/2". 308pp. Blue/green cloth in dust jacket. jacket flap has a price of $2.50. Some tape ghost stains to both flaps of jacket. and front free endpapers. Light edge rubbing at head of jacket spine. A Nero Wolfe novel.
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The Silent Speaker

by Stout, Rex

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First Printing
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1948
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Paperback
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New York: Bantam Books, 1948. First Printing. Paperback. A Bantam Book 308. Faint crease on front cover, flaking to spine. A good+ copy. A Nero Wolfe mystery. ; Small octavo.
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The Silent Speaker (Nero Wolfe)

by Stout, Rex

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1994
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Mass Market Paperback
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Bantam Crimeline, 1994. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. light rubbing to cover, book does not appear to have been read
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The Silent Speaker.

by Stout, Rex.

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The Crime Club (Collins), London. 1947. First UK edition.. Hardback.. Very Good (-), without dust jacket.
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The Silent Speaker (Nero Wolfe Mysteries)

by Rex Stout

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1994-01-01
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Mass Market Paperback
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0553234978
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Crimeline, 1994-01-01. Mass Market Paperback. Used: Good.
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The Silent Speaker (Nero Wolfe Mysteries)

by Rex Stout

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1994-01-01
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Crimeline, 1994-01-01. Mass Market Paperback. Used:Good.
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The Silent Speaker: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
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The Silent Speaker: A Nero Wolfe Mystery

by Stout, Rex

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First Edition THUS
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1994
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Paperback
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Bantam Books, 1994. First Edition THUS. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.First edition THUS, ninth printing. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. No extraneous markings. All pages are intact and binding. Damage to spine. Secure… Read more about this item
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The Silent Speaker

by STOUT. Rex.

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Bantam Books. New York 1948
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Bantam Books. New York 1948. Bantam Books. New York. 1948. Pulp paperback, first edition thus. Spine and corners repaired with tape, spine coloured green, inner hinge repaired with tape, biro notes to pages inside front cover. Pages browned. Lovely bright cover but priced because of condition.
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