Rex Stout crime fiction selection, all in d/jkts, mostly Collins 1st Edns, plus two second impressions; and two Viking 1st Edns including The Silent Speaker 1946 in damaged d/jkt; most jackets are good to fine but Bad for Business has pieces missing and Black Orchids (a 2nd impression) is heavily tape-stained. Trio for Blunt Instruments is ex-library, The Father Hunt has an ownership signature. (12)