Upfield (Arthur) The Mystery of Swordfish Reef
£85
London, Heinemann, [1960].
First UK edition. 8vo. Original dark blue boards. Dust-jacket, 13s6d.
A very good first edition of this later adventure of Aboriginal Australian detective DI Napoleon “Bony” Bonaparte.
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A very good copy, jacket with very minor rubbing to extremities, but overall very good.
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