Bony Buys a Woman (American title  The Bushman Who Came Back )
by Upfield, Arthur W. (1888-1964)
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0330105868
- ISBN 13
- 9780330105866
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Pan, London, 1971. Reprint. Softcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Photographic paperback binding with black and blue coloured titles to the front panel and white coloured titles to the back strip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear panel. An Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte (Bony) mystery. "Terror in the Sun.... deep in the Australian outback a woman is brutally slain. Her small daughter vanishes. Is Ole Fren Yorkey, the half-crazed wander, the killer? Detective-Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte must explore the bushland half a continent away from civilisation for clues. Only in the weird land of the willi-williv and the dread pointing bone can this dangerous riddle be solved." Â from the rear panel blurb of the American edition. Rubbing of the book edges and panels with sunning to the front panel the spine is cocked and there is reading creases to the back strip. Browning of the text block edges and pages. Foxing to the first few and last few pages of the book and a previous owner has placed the date "Dec '84" in blue coloured ink to the half title page. this is the 1st edition by this publisher. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). (6), 5-187, (3)pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Crime Fiction; Australia; ISBN: 0330105868. ISBN/EAN: 9780330105866. Inventory No: 0289681. . 9780330105866
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0289681
- Title
- Bony Buys a Woman (American title – The Bushman Who Came Back )
- Author
- Upfield, Arthur W. (1888-1964)
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0330105868
- ISBN 13
- 9780330105866
- Publisher
- Pan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- BZDB2 crime, fiction, Australian, Inspector Napoleon, Bonaparte, Bony, Aboriginal, American edition Boney Crime Fiction; Australia; Unbranded ISBN: 0330105868 EAN: 9780330105866 Upfield, Arthur W. (1888-1964) Bony Buys a Woman (American title Â
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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