Nov 21, 2013 - Sale 2332

Sale 2332 - Lot 245

Price Realized: $ 9,375
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 7,000 - $ 10,000
STOUT, REX. The League of Frightened Men. 8vo, original gilt-stamped black cloth, two small spots on rear cover, spine gilt dulled slightly, top edges stained green; pictorial dust jacket, mild finger-soiling, minor edgewear, tiny nicks at fold extremities, unclipped and colors bright; front hinge cracked at title-page but secure, internally clean. New York: Farrar & Rinehart, (1935)

Additional Details

first edition in rare unrestored dust jacket. The much sought after second Nero Wolfe mystery. An uncommonly well-preserved copy. Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone.