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Curtains for Three is a collection of Nero Wolfe mystery novellas by Rex Stout, published by the Viking Press in 1951 and itself collected in the omnibus volume Full House (Viking 1955). The book comprises three stories that first appeared in The American Magazine:
"The Gun with Wings" (December 1949)
"Bullet for One" (July 1948)
"Disguise for Murder" (September 1950, as "The Twisted Scarf")
1951, New York: The Viking Press, February 23, 1951, hardcover
In his limited-edition pamphlet, Collecting Mystery Fiction #9, Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe Part I, Otto Penzler describes the first edition of Curtains for Three: "Gray cloth, front cover printed with red lettering (and decoration on front cover only) and black rules; rear cover blank. Issued in a black, orange and white dust wrapper."
In April 2006, Firsts: The Book Collector's Magazine estimated that the first edition of Curtains for Three had a value of between $300 and $500. The estimate is for a copy in very good to fine condition in a like dustjacket.
1951, New York: Viking (Mystery Guild), 1951, hardcover
The far less valuable Viking book club edition may be distinguished from the first edition in three ways:
1951, London: Collins Crime Club, October 22, 1951, hardcover
1955, New York: The Viking Press, Full House: A Nero Wolfe Omnibus (with The League of Frightened Men and And Be a Villain), May 15, 1955, hardcover
1966, New York: Bantam #F3063, June 1966, paperback
1995, New York: Bantam ISBN 0-553-76294-X January 2, 1995, paperback
1997, Newport Beach, California: Books on Tape, Inc. ISBN 0-7366-3747-8 July 21, 1997, audio cassette (unabridged, read by Michael Prichard)
2010, New York: Bantam ISBN 978-0-307-75582-7 May 12, 2010, e-book
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