This mystery from one of America's best-loved writers features one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time--Nero Wolfe. An orchid-growing, gourmandizing, demanding genius, Wolfe solves this case with the able assistance of his legman, Archie Goodwin, who narrates with his usual wry humor. Sally Blount needs help. Someone has stirred up an arsenic cocktail to murder a man at her father's chess club--a cocktail her father served to him. She knows her father is innocent, but doesn't trust her lawyer, who seems too ...
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This mystery from one of America's best-loved writers features one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time--Nero Wolfe. An orchid-growing, gourmandizing, demanding genius, Wolfe solves this case with the able assistance of his legman, Archie Goodwin, who narrates with his usual wry humor. Sally Blount needs help. Someone has stirred up an arsenic cocktail to murder a man at her father's chess club--a cocktail her father served to him. She knows her father is innocent, but doesn't trust her lawyer, who seems too interested in her mother. Her only choice? Nero Wolfe, who checkmates the cops as well as the killer.
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Add this copy of Gambit to cart. $44.43, fair condition, Sold by Burwood Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wickham Market, SUFFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1963 by Collins.
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Fair. First U.k. Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 192. Collins Crime Club. Original publisher's red cloth lettered black at the spine. From the Donald Rudd collection of detective fiction. Ex-library copy with the usual markings and stamps. Very good in somewhat used, chipped and creased, good only dust jacket, with some loss at foot of spine. Ship's Library stamp on the front and rear sendpapers and pastedowns.
Add this copy of Gambit to cart. $151.00, very good condition, Sold by MW Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, G, IRELAND, published 1962 by London: Collins.
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Physical description: 192p. Subjects: Drama; Periodicals. Theater; Periodicals. Genre: Fiction. Language: English. 1st UK edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.
Add this copy of Gambit to cart. $24.95, good condition, Sold by ABC Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Springfield, MO, UNITED STATES, published 1975 by Bantam Books.
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Good. Vintage Mass Market Paperback Q8775. Cover has rubbing and edge wear. Creasing along spine. Light tanning to page edges. No apparent marks throughout this book. Kept in plastic sleeve for protection. Tracking available on most domestic orders.
Add this copy of Gambit to cart. $24.95, fair condition, Sold by ABC Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Springfield, MO, UNITED STATES, published 1985 by Bantam Books.
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Fair. A Bantam Book H5317, 2nd Printing, January 1967, no later dates stated. Cover has two Chess Pieces. Rubbing and edge wear to cover and spine. Minor bumping to corners. Tanning to page edges. PO marking and stamp inside front cover. Kept in plastic sleeve for protection. Tracking available on most domestic orders.
Add this copy of Gambit to cart. $36.95, good condition, Sold by ABC Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Springfield, MO, UNITED STATES, published 1985 by Bantam.
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Good. Protected in plastic sleeve. Binding and spine intact. Nice copy, with light rubbing wear. No apparent marks throughout this book, PO stamp on inside front cover, previous pricing has been marked out. No creasing to cover, very light reading crease to spine. Tracking available on most domestic orders.
Add this copy of Gambit to cart. $37.97, very good condition, Sold by AJA Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Venice, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1985 by Bantam.
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VeryGood. Size: 6x4x0; The pages of the text are clean, crisp, and unmarked with no bent page corners. Cover has some minor shelf wear. Attractive book with minimal signs of use. All items guaranteed, and a portion of each sale supports social programs in Los Angeles. Ships from CA.
Add this copy of Gambit (G K Hall Nightingale Collection) to cart. $40.84, good condition, Sold by Jenson Books Inc rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Logan, UT, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by G. K. Hall & Company.
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The item is in good condition and works perfectly, however it is showing some signs of previous ownership which could include: small tears, scuffing, notes, highlighting, gift inscriptions, and library markings.
Add this copy of Gambit (a Nero Wolfe Novel) to cart. $44.16, very good condition, Sold by Gear rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from The Bronx, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1967 by A Bantam Book/Bantam Books/Published by Arrangement with The Viking....
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1967, A Bantam Book/Bantam Books/Published by Arrangement with The Viking...
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A Bantam Book/Bantam Books/Published by Arrangement with The Viking...
Published:
1967
Language:
English
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18575966930
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Very Good. Book. 12mo or 12° (Duodecimo): 6¾" x 7¾" tall. 137 pp. A rare, hard-to-find, out-of-print, true collectible gem! A wonderful copy! Solidly bound copy with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Spine reinforced with adhesive tape.
Not too exciting of a plot, but all the basics that makes Wolfe worth a read are there. Slightly different from the others, Archie figures out the solution before Wolfe. Stout reveals all the necessary facts, so see if you can figure out who-done-it when Archie does.
