STOUT, REX. Too Many Cooks. Original book-shaped box, orange straight-grain cloth, title-page bound in; dust jacket affixed to box at rear flap as issued, edgewear, minor foxing, several small chips and associated creases, tape repairs on verso, overpainting on cover panel; complete set of 36 cards, including the menu card, 34 recipe cards, and a notecard with Nero Wolfe "signature," laid loose in box as issued, contents clean. first edition inscribed by stout to Mrs. James G. McMillan. [New York:] (The American Mystery Magazine, 1938)