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 green. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh, with some bumping to the spine tips. The contents, with a small brown mark to the bottom edge of page 25, are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the original price-clipped dustwrapper that is rubbed at the edges and lightly faded to the spine.
A collection of three Nero Wolfe mystery novellas, comprising 'Man Alive' (1947), 'Omit Flowers' (1948) and 'Door to Death' (1949). First published in April 1950. The UK edition, published by Collins, The Crime Club, followed in September the same year. (Hubin).
Stock code: 29827
£85