Chris’ Book List

Great Brain Books

TitleNumberLatest YearEditionPrintingBindingDust Jacket
The Great Brain1197314HardcoverHas Dust Jacket
The Great Brain119711 (PB)33PapberbackNA
More Adventures of the Great Brain2196911HardcoverLibrary Binding with Image on Cover
Me and My Little Brain3197111HardcoverHas Dust Jacket
Me and My Little Brain319711 (PB)28PaperbackNA
The Great Brain at the Academy419731 (PB)25PaperbackCW
The Great Brain Reforms519751 (PB)20PaperbackNA
The Return of the Great Brain6197613HardcoverLibrary Binding (Signed by Illustrator)
The Great Brain Does it Again7197518Hard CoverHas Dust Jacket
The Great Brain Does it Again719761 (PB)15PaperbackNA
The Great Brain is Back8199515Hard CoverPrinted on Cover
The Great Brain is Back8199514HardcoverLibrary Binding

Nero Wolfe Books

TitleLatest YearPublisherEditionBindingDust JacketCopiesColor/Appearance
A family affair1975Viking1stHCYes2Yellow & Blue on black dustjacket
A Nero Wolfe threesome1957Viking3rd(?) Copy right 1955, 1956HCNone1Black writing on blue hardcoverr
A prize for princes (not Nero Wolfe)2001Carroll and Graf2ndPBNA1
A right to die1964Viking1stHCNone1Black writing on blue hardcover
A right to die1994BantamBantam reissue (Nov 1994)PBNA1
And be a villain1948Viking1stHCNone2Green writing on blue hardcover
And be a villain1994BantamBantam reissue (March 1994)PBNA1
And four to go1992BantamBantam reissuePBNA1
Archie Goodwin's New York City walk around (FG Gotwald)1999FG GotwaldNAPBNA1
Before midnight1955Viking or Macmillan Canada1st (October 1995)HCYes1White gloved hands on black dustjacket
Before midnight1972Fontana3rd impressionPBNA1
Black orchids1992BantamBantam reissue (June 1992)PBNA1
Champagne for one1958Viking1stHCYes1Dustjacket: Pink lace on black background
Champagne for one1958Viking or Macmillan of Canada1stHCNo1Black text on pink hardcover
Champagne for one1996BantamBantam reissue (Jan 1996)PBNA1
Curtains for three1970BantamNew Bantam edPBNA1
Death of a doxy1966Need to check1stHCYes1Dustjacket: B&W text on Red and Black background with white skeleton and purple orchid
Death of a doxy1967Need to check1st (Great Britain / Crime Club)HCYes1Dustjacket: B&W text on Red and Black background with white skeleton and purple orchid
Death of a doxy1995BantamBantam reissue (Oct 1995)PBNA1
Death of a dude1969Viking1stHCYes2Dustjacket: Pink bird & orange cowboy boot
Death of a dude1984Bantam7th printingPBNA1
Death times three1985Bantam9th printingPBNA1
Fer-de-lance1992BantamBantam resissue (Feb 1992)PBNA1
Five of a kind1961Viking6 (?) First Viking (?), Also published in 1936, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950HCNo1Green text on white/cream hardcover
Full House1955Viking5th(?), 1st Viking(?), Also copyright 1935, 1948, 1949, 1950HCYes1Playing cards, red/white/black letters on green dust jacket
Gambit1962Viking or Macmillan of Canada1stHCYes1White and black on orange dust jacket
Great Detectives (Jullian Symons)1981Harry N. Abrams1stHCYes1
Her forbidden knight (not Nero Wolfe)1997Carroll and Graf1HCNo1Pictures of woman and door on dustjacket
Homicide trinity1962Viking1st Viking (earlier 1961 Curtis Publishing copyright)HCNo1Red devil's tale and pitchfork, white and black text on blue dustjacket
Homicide trinity1993BantamBantam reissue (Aug 1993)PBNA1
If death ever slept1975Bantam4th printingPBNA1
In the best families1950Need to check1stHCNo1Purple text on cream/green hardcover
In the best families1995BantamBantam reissue (Feb 1995)PBNA1
Murder by the book1951Viking or Macmillan of Canada1stHCNo1Red text on cream/green hardcover
Murder by the book1977Bantam11th printingPBNA1
Murder by the book1981Bantam12th printingPBNA1
Nero Wolfe of west 35th street1969Viking1stHCYes1
Not quite dead enough1944Rinehart & Co2nd(?) 1942, 1944HCYes1Pink grenade, blue text on black dust jacket
Not quite dead enough1992BantamBantam reissue (Oct 1992)PBNA1
Over my dead body1994BantamBantam reissue (Jan 1994)PBNA1
Please pass the guilt1973Viking or Macmillan of Canada1stHCYes2Red fuse, brown and yellow bomb(?) on black background
Please pass the guilt1973Viking Press1stHVDust jacket1
Please pass the guilt1974Fontana Books1stPBNA1
Plot it yourself1959Viking or Macmillan of Canada1stHCNo1Red text on aqua hardcover
Prisoner's base1952Need to check1stHCNo2Green text on black hardcover
Prisoner's base1992BantamBantam reissue (Nov 1992)PBNA1
Rex Stout (McAleer)1977FG Gotwald1stHCNA1
Rex Stout Name Dropper (F.G. Gottwald)No dateFG GotwaldNAPBNA1
Seven Complete Nero Wolfe novels1983Avenel Books1stHCYes1
Some buried ceasar1941 (Triangle Books Edition)Triangle Edition3rd (?) October 1941, also copyright 1938, 1939HCNo1Yellow text on blue cloth hardcover
Some buried Ceasar1994BantamBantam reissue (June 1994)PBNA1
Stout Fellow (A guide through Nero Wolfe's brownstone)2003iUniverse1stHCYes1
The black mountain1954Viking or Macmillan of Canada1stHCNo1Yellow text on maroon hardcover
The black mountain1954Viking or Macmillan of Canada1stHCYes1White text, yellow tag on black dust jacket
The brownstone house of Nero Wolfe (Ken Darby)1983Little, Brown & Co1stHCYes1
The doorbell rang1965Bantam Dell1stHCNo (Brown cover)1White and red building on brown hardcover
The doorbell rang1965Need to check1stHCNo (Red cover)3Gold printing on red hardcover
The doorbell rang1965Need to check1stHCNo1Dustjacket: Pink bird & orange cowboy boot
The doorbell rang1965Viking or Macmillan of Canada1stHCNo1Black text on red hardcover
The doorbell rang1992BantamBantam reissue (July 1992)PBNA1
The father hunt1968Viking1stHCYes1Yellow and white text on red dust jacket
The final deduction1961Viking1stHCNo1Blue text on red hardcover
The final deduction1961Viking1stHCNo1Black text on darker blue hardcover
The fourth Nero Wolfe omnibus1965Viking6(?) Copyright in 1934, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1962HCNo1Blue cards and text on gray/cream hardcover
The golden spiders1953Viking or Macmillan of Canada1st (October 1953)HCNo1Golden text on black hardcover
The golden spiders1995BantamBantam reissue (July 1995)PBNA1
The hand in the glove1987Pyramid3rd printingPBNA1
The league of frightened men1968Pyramid3rd printingPBNA1
The league of frightened men1982Bantam1st printingPBNA1
The mother hunt1963Viking or Macmillan of Canada1stHCYes1Black safety pins on red white blue dust jacket
The mother hunt1993BantamBantam reissue (May 1993)PBNA1
The Nero Wolfe Companion (No 1) (FG Gotwald)1999 revisionFG GotwaldNAPBNA1
The Nero Wolfe Companion (No 3) (FG Gotwald)1997 revisionFG GotwaldNAPBNA1
The Nero Wolfe Companion (No 4) (FG Gotwald)1989 revisionFG GotwaldNAPBNA1
The Nero Wolfe Companion (No 7) (FG Gotwald)1998 revisionFG GotwaldNAPBNA1
The Nero Wolfe Companion (No 8) (FG Gotwald)No dateFG GotwaldNAPBNA1
The Nero Wolfe Companion (No 9)No dateFG GotwaldNAPBNA1
The Nero Wolfe Cookbook1973VikingPrior Several prior copyrights listedPBNA1
The Nero Wolfe Cookbook1973Viking1stHCYes1
The Nero Wolfe Handbook (FG Gotwald)2000FG GotwaldNAPBNA1
The Nero Wolfe omnibus1944World Publishing Co2nd (Feb 1944)HCNo1White text on brown cloth hardcover
The rubber band1940Triangle Books Edition1st Triangle Edition (July 1940)HCYes1Red and white orchids, blue author name on tan and black dust jacket
The rubber band1976Pyramid9th printingPBNA1
The second confession1949VIking1stHCNo2Yellow text on blue/green hardcover
The second confession1995BantamBantam reissue (May 1995)PBNA1
The silent speaker1946Viking1st (October 1946)HCYes1Picture of dinner table, white flowers, water glass, microphone on dustjacket
The silent speaker1948Bantam1st printingPBNA1
The silent speaker1994BantamBantam reissue (Feb 1994)PBNA1
The silent speaker1994BantamBantam reissue (Feb 1994)PBNA1
The sound of murder1969Pyramid3rd printingPBNA1
Three aces1971Viking4th(?) Also copyright 1956, 1960, 1961HCNo1Black text on light green hardcover
Three aces1971Viking1st Viking (Also copyright 1956, 1960, 1961)HCYes1Playing cards, red and lime text on black and lime dust jacket
Three at Wolfe's door1995BantamBantam reissue (Sept 1995)PBNA1
Three doors to death1950Viking3rd(?) (February 1950), also copyright 1948 and 1949HCNo1Orange/red text on green hardcover
Three doors to death1995BantamBantam reissue (March 1995)PBNA1
Three for the chair1994BantamBantam reissue (Sept 1994)PBNA1
Three men out1954VikingMarch 1954, also copyright 1952, 1953HCYes1Black silhouette hands, white text on red dust jacket
Three witnesses1956Viking or Macmillan of Canada3rd(?) Copyright 1954, 1955, this copy March 1956HCNo1Black text on cream/gray Hardcover
Too many clients1994BantamBantam reissue (April 1994)PBNA1
Too many cooks1976Pyramid11th printingPBNA1
Too many cooks1988Bantam2nd printing (Aug 1998)PBNA1
Too many women1985Bantam7th printingPBNA1
Trio for blunt instruments1964Viking1st Viking (Copyright 1963, 1964)HCYes1Black and white text (with blue strip) on orange dustjacket
Trouble in triplicate1949Viking4th (?) Copyright 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949HCNone1Red writing on yellow hardcover
Trouble in triplicate1949Viking4th(?) 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, this copy Feb 1949HCNo1White and black boxes on red dust jacket
Trouble in triplicate1993BantamBantam reissue (July 1993)PBNA1

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