PRISONER'S BASE. A Nero Wolfe Novel.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original green cloth with black titles to the upper board and spine, in the Bill English designed dustwrapper. Top edge dark green. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, with some rubbing to the spine tips and extremities, and a little fading to the extreme top edge and tail of the spine. The contents, with light offsetting to the endpapers, are otherwise clean throughout, and without inscriptions or stamps. The closed text block is a touch toned and very lightly spotted, with a small mark to the top edge. Complete with the very good or better, rubbed, nicked, and creased dustwrapper, which has a short closed tear to the bottom edge of the rear panel, light spotting to the underside of the spine, and a couple of small chips to the fold corners. Not price-clipped ($2.50 to upper front flap).

The fifteenth novel in the Nero Wolfe series, published in October 1952. The UK edition was published the following year under the title 'Out Goes She'. (Hubin).