Australian
AN AUTHOR BITES THE DUST.
Pp. 192(last blank); pale orange papered boards, the spine and upper board lettered and decorated with the Crime Club banner in green, the spine a trifle creased at extremities, top fore-corner of lower board faintly bruised, upper board a trifle soiled; dust wrapper, designed by Podorson, slightly soiled and rubbed..... More
THE BACHELORS OF BROKEN HILL.
Pp. [iv]+254; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, boards a trifle sprung, the top fore-corners and foot of spine slightly bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, designed by Bill Morden, faintly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed and split, a couple of tiny surface grazes to front panel, both flaps vertically creased at..... More
THE BARRAKEE MYSTERY.
Pp. [vi]+326+[2](glossary); red papered boards, spine lettered in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper, faintly soiled; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, the lower free endpaper slightly offset; Heinemann, London, 1965. Second U.K. edition. Loder p. 230. *Originally published by Hutchinson, in 1929. This was Upfield's first detective story, and marked..... More
THE BODY AT MADMAN'S BEND.
Pp. 192; maize cloth, spine lettered in blue and black, boards slightly canted, with tiny bruise to top edge centre of upper board; dust wrapper, designed by Eileen Taber, a trifle soiled, edges lightly rubbed; edges of leaves faintly foxed; published for the Crime Club by Doubleday & Company, New..... More
THE BONE IS POINTED.
Pp. 288, full page plan; black cloth, spine lettered and decorated in red, boards a trifle marked and flecked, fore-corners lightly worn, the spine slightly frayed at head and with faint vertical crease; fore-edges uncut; dust wrapper, slightly cropped (being one cm. smaller than the boards), the flaps lightly soiled..... More
BONY AND THE KELLY GANG.
Pp. 208; black papered boards, spine lettered in silver, publisher's device in blind on lower board; dust wrapper, slightly soiled and scuffed, edges lightly rubbed and split, with a couple of tiny chips; the free endpapers lightly offset, outer leaves and edges slightly foxed; Heinemann, London, 1960. First U.K. edition..... More
BONY AND THE KELLY GANG.
Pp. 208; black papered boards, spine lettered in silver, top fore-corner of lower board faintly bruised; dust wrapper, designed by Christine Aldor, back panel featuring photograph of author, slightly foxed, edges lightly rubbed, with a couple of tiny splits; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper free endpaper, a couple of..... More
BONY AND THE MOUSE.
Pp [vi]+250; blue papered boards, spine lettered in gilt, the boards a trifle canted, small faded patches at head and foot of spine; price-clipped dust wrapper, designed by Bill Morden, slightly soiled and worn, the edges rubbed and split, with a couple of short closed tears; a little foxing; Heinemann..... More
BONY BUYS A WOMAN.
Pp. [iv]+238(last blank); blue textured papered boards, spine lettered in gilt; price-clipped dust wrapper, designed by Bill Morden, edges lightly rubbed and split, the back panel slightly soiled and with number stamp near top edge, backstrip faded; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, free endpapers lightly offset; Heinemann, London..... More
BREAKAWAY HOUSE.
Pp. [viii]+244, full page map, mottled brown endpapers; brown papered boards, spine lettered in white, bottom edges a trifle shelf worn; dust wrapper, illustrated by Sheryll Phelps, the back panel faintly scratched; Angus & Robertson, London, 1987. First U.K. edition. Loder p. 236. *Published simultaneously in Australia and England. (This..... More
THE BUSHMAN WHO CAME BACK.
Pp. 192(last blank); black textured papered boards, spine lettered in orange, the boards slightly tape marked, edges occasionally a trifle bruised; dust wrapper, designed by Franklyn Webber, slightly soiled and creased, edges rubbed and split, both flaps tape marked; text block faintly browned, name in ink and bookseller's stamp on..... More
BUSHRANGER OF THE SKIES.
Pp. 254(last blank); dark brown papered boards, spine lettered in gilt, the boards a trifle mottled and slightly warped; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly foxed and worn, edges rubbed and split; free endpapers lightly offset, edges of leaves foxed; Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1963. Second Australian edition. *First published in 1940..... More
GRIPPED BY DROUGHT.
Pp. 288(including the upper free endpaper), 1 text illustration, pictorial endpapers; maize cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, designed by Joe Servello; Dennis McMillan, Missoula, Montana, 1990. First U.S. edition, being one of 450 copies. [See Loder p. 231]. *One of the few Upfield novels not featuring Detective Inspector..... More
THE HOUSE OF CAIN.
Pp. [iv]+286, frontispiece (reproducing the dust wrapper from the 1929 Dorrance edition), pictorial endpapers, designed by William L. McMillan, printed in orange & red; red cloth, spine and upper board lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, illustrated by George Barr; Dennis McMillan, San Francisco, 1983. Second U.S. [pirated] edition, being a...... More
JOURNEY TO THE HANGMAN.
Pp. 188; black cloth, spine lettered in sky blue, corners of boards a trifle rubbed and slightly creased; dust wrapper, edges rubbed, with a few tiny chips or splits and 2 tape repairs to bottom edge on reverse; text block faintly browned, tiny chip to bottom edge pp. 77/8, a...... More
THE LAKE FROME MONSTER.
Pp. [vi]+184; boards a trifle bowed, the bottom fore-corners faintly bruised; price-clipped dust wrapper, designed by Colin Andrews, faintly scuffed, edges lightly rubbed and split, with a couple of tiny chips, the backstrip slightly tape marked on reverse; inked gift inscription (dated 1966) on upper free endpaper, a couple of..... More
THE LURE OF THE BUSH.
Pp. 238; green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, corners faintly bruised or rubbed, with a couple of tiny bumps to edges of boards; fore-edges uncut; dust wrapper, designed by Ellen Raskin, edges a trifle rubbed, the backstrip and top edge of front panel faded, both flaps slightly tape-marked at corners;..... More
MADMAN'S BEND.
Pp. [vi]+232; green papered boards, spine lettered in gilt, the boards slightly sprung; dust wrapper, designed by Quinton S. Davis, with photograph of author on back panel, edges lightly rubbed and split, with a couple of small chips, two short closed tears tape repaired (one on reverse), tiny stain near..... More
THE MURCHISON MURDERS.
Pp. [ii]+ 90, 3 full page illustrations (2 photographic), pictorial endpapers printed in brown; yellow cloth, spine lettered in brown; dust wrapper; Dennis McMillan Publications, Miami, Florida, 1987. First U.S. edition. [Loder p. 231]. *Four articles, the first of which was originally published by The Midget Masterpiece Publishing Co., Sydney..... More
MURDER DOWN UNDER.
Pp. [xii]+298, full page plan; grey cloth, spine and upper board lettered and decorated in red, slightly rubbed, fore-corners lightly bruised, the spine faintly faded; fore-edges uncut; text block slightly browned, the endpapers lightly offset, with 2 small initial stamps on lower free endpaper and a minor production (folding) fault..... More
THE NEW SHOE.
Pp. 190(last blank); black textured papered boards, spine lettered and decorated in red, edges lightly worn, the lower board faintly scuffed, fore-corners bruised; text block browned, the free endpapers faintly offset, a little light foxing; published for the Crime Club by Doubleday & Company, New York, 1951. First U.S. edition..... More
THE SANDS OF WINDEE.
Pp. vi+282; grey textured papered boards, lettered in red, edges lightly browned, light soiling, portion of bottom edge of lower board lightly bumped; dust wrapper, browned, worn at extremities, with several chips, and splits, a few small holes in back flap fold, top edge of backstrip tape repaired on reverse;..... More
VALLEY OF SMUGGLERS.
A Napoleon Bonaparte Story. Pp. 192; dark blue cloth, spine lettered in white, edges of boards a trifle rubbed, the top fore-corners faintly bruised; fore-edges uncut; dust wrapper, designed by Pat Reynolds, edges slightly browned and rubbed, with a couple of tiny splits; upper hinge starting, the endpapers faintly offset;..... More
THE WIDOWS OF BROOME.
Pp. x+204, the title page printed in green & black; dark green simulated cloth, spine lettered in white, the top fore-corner of lower board slightly bruised; top edges green, fore-edges uncut; price-clipped dust wrapper (removing 'Book Club Edition' tag), designed by Elaine, edges lightly rubbed and split, the backstrip slightly..... More