Arthur Upfield — The Barrakee Mystery

London, Heinemann, 1965 . Cloth. A smart copy of Australian writer Arthur Upfield's first crime novel to feature Detective Inspector Napoleon 'Bony' Bonaparte. A new edition, originally published in 1929.  In the publisher's original red cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. The second novel of the Australian writer Arthur Upfield. This work is his first crime novel, and the first to feature his recurring character Detective Inspector Napoleon 'Bony' Bonaparte.  Upfield's detective fiction became widely popular, with his books being the basis for a 1970s Australian television series entitled Boney. In the publisher's original cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Offsetting and the odd spot to endpapers. Dust wrapper with light shelf wear to extremities and the odd very faint mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Near Fine.