THE MOTHER HUNT. A Nero Wolfe novel.

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Inscribed presentation copy. Publisher's original grey cloth with safety pin illustration in blue and red to the upper board, and titles blocked in blue and red to the spine, in the Bill English designed dustwrapper. Top edge blue. A lovely near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright, with just a little spotting to the extreme top edge and a touch of rubbing to the spine tips and extremities. The contents are clean throughout, and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the very lightly rubbed and nicked dustwrapper, which has a couple of short closed tears, a touch of spotting to the underside, and is otherwise without fading or loss. Not price-clipped ($3.50 to the upper front flap).

Inscribed by the author in blue ink on the front endpaper "12.21.63 / For Gil and Bobsy - / All best wishes / Rex Stout". The twenty-sixth Nero Wolfe novel. Published in July 1963. The first UK edition, published by Collins, The Crime Club, followed in January 1964. (Hubin).