STOUT, REX. Too Many Cooks, An American Magazine Mystery Novel. Original book-shaped box, one corner split, orange straight-grain cloth, title-page bound in; dust jacket, cellotape repair at bottom of spine into front panel on recto, edgewear with a few nicks and short closed tears; complete set of 36 cards, comprising the menu card, 34 recipe cards, and a notecard with Nero Wolfe "signature," laid loose in box as issued. first edition. [New York:] The American Magazine, [1938]