Arthur Upfield — The Mystery of Swordfish

London, Heinemann, 1960. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this detective fiction novel featuring Detective Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte of the Queensland Police Force. The first UK edition, first impression, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper. Featuring Upfield's recurring character, the Indigenous Australian Detective Inspector Napoleon 'Bony' Bonaparte.The novel is based on the 1880 disappearance of the geologist Lamont Young near Mystery Bay, New South Wales.First published in Australia in 1939.With an Australian booksellers label to the front pastedown, and a contemporary inscription, dated 1961, to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price clipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Small inscription to front free endpaper, booksellers label to front pastedown. A touch of sunning to dust wrapper back strip. Light chipping to back strip head, with rubbing to back strip tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.