Rex Stout, Too many cooks, Farrar & Rinehart, 1st edition, 2nd printing ( no colophon on copyright page). One of the best Nero Wolfe/Archie Goodwin (and one of the best in the genre) mysteries, death of one of exalted chefs, Les Quinze Maitres. Condition. Strong binding with clean blue stain top text block, clean, off-white pages, no writing, coffee stains or fingerprints. Negative: wear head of spine, see picture 4 please. Light blue pages with recipes present. Overall near fine, looksnotread. A scarce book