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First edition. Yellow top edges are darkened, else a near fine, bright copy in a spectacular, professionally restored, dust jacket. The third Nero Wolfe mystery tale and a somewhat complicated historical plot that recalls an agreement by an English peer to repay some Americans that rescued him during his wild prospecting days in the American West. The story starts in New York City where a young woman is accused of stealing $30,000 from the office where she works. Nero and Archie to her rescue. An exceptional copy of a book seldom offered in collector's condition. An exceptional copy of a very scarce title.

The third Nero Wolfe novel by Rex Stout, following the adventures of the legendary detective and his assistant, Archie Goodwin, as they tackle a case linked to a long-standing claim and cryptic clues.