MIGHT AS WELL BE DEAD. A Nero Wolfe Novel.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original blue boards with titles in blue to the light green cloth spine, in the Bill English designed dustwrapper. Top edge dark green. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh, with just a touch of rubbing to the extremities. The contents are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. The green top-stain is a little faded. Complete with the lightly rubbed, price-clipped dustwrapper, which has a little fading to the spine and panel edges and a short closed tear to the bottom edge of the front panel.

The nineteenth Nero Wolfe novel. Published in October 1956. The first UK edition, published by Collins, The Crime Club followed in 1957. (Hubin).