Published by James A. Rock & Co., Bloomington, IN, 1977
Seller: MLC Books, Northfield, MN, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Wright, Sid (illustrator). First Edition. Contains the first book publication of The Bitter End: A Nero Wolfe Novel, with an informal interview with Rex Stout, Why Nero Wolfe Likes Orchids, and a Rex Stout mystery checklist, 163 pages. 1776 Copies were published, with 276 bound. 26 were lettered, and 250 numbered. The remaining 1500 copies were bound in paper and numbered, this copy being number 657. Very lightly rubbed at the edges, slightly tanned, in a mylar cover.