The Doorbell Rang.
London: for the Crime Club by Collins, 1966. [Detective novel] FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine, dust-wrapper priced at 16s. No ink names. Edges gently spotted, jacket with some light rubs and a couple of short tears. Another case for the eccentric oversized New York armchair detective Nero Wolfe. The mysteries of Rex Stout were cited as an influence by thriller writer Ian Fleming, being mentioned by name in the James Bond novels (read by 007 and frowned upon by M). Item #74400
Cooper and Pike; Detective Fiction pp.277-281. Gilbert, p.624.
Price: £35.00
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