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Death of a Doxy (Nero Wolfe)

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Hemingway: Death in the Afternoon, 1932 1st Edition: Book Title: Death in the Afternoon Author: Ernest Hemingway ISBN/ASIN: B003N2LXN0 Publisher: Charles Scribners Sons 1st Edition Release Date: 1932 SKU: 009260 Fine black cloth covered boards with gilt

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1754 Tacitus Annals & Histories Roman Empire Nero: 1754 Tacitus Annals & Histories Roman Empire Nero Theodore Ryckius Latin 3v â€œThe more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.” â€• Tacitus, The Annals Cornelius Tacitus was a 1

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Death of a Doxy (Nero Wolfe). Stout, Rex. Collins Crime Club, 1967. First Edition. First UK. Jacket is present with just a touch of shelfwear - very minimal. Price on jacket flap is clipped, neatly. Text clean and unmarked. Dust jacket protected by a removable clear jacket cover.

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