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Is part of Bony Arthur W. Upfield , 1929 series - author novel
Issue Details: First known date: 1945... 1945 Death of a Swagman
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'Merino is an isolated town in New South Wales. Posing as a laborer, Bony goes there to investigate the murder of a vagrant and soon discovers a murderous tangle of motives and suspects. There are some very engaging characters and some excellent tracking scenes leading to a suspenseful finish.'(Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Doubleday ,       1945 .
      person or book cover
      Extent: 221p.
      Note/s:
      • Crime Club ed.
      • Distributed in Canada by McClelland & Stewart.
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Unicorn Mystery Book Club ,       1946 .
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      Extent: 221p.
      Note/s:
      • Omnibus edition; bound with Crows Are Black Everywhere by Herbert O. Yardley and Carl Grabo, The Owl in the Cellar by Margaret Scherf, Silence in Court by Patricia Wentworth.
      • Published by arrangement with Doubleday.
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Signet ,       1948 .
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    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Pacific Books , 1964 .
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      Extent: 192p.
      Reprinted: 1969 0207952043
      Series: Pacific Books Angus and Robertson (publisher), 1961 series - publisher The establishment of this paperback imprint of Angus Robertson was spearheaded by Beatrice Davis. It started with print runs of 20,000 in 1961 (Paper Empires: History of Book in Australia, 18).This paperback series, published by Angus and Robertson, contains both numbered and unnumbered volumes. Number in series: 36
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Arkon Paperbacks , 1972 .
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      Extent: 192p.
      ISBN: 0207126216
      Series: Arkon Paperbacks Angus and Robertson (publisher), 1972 series - publisher Arkon is a paperback reprint imprint of the Australian publisher Angus and Robertson. The series was launched in 1972 to be merchandised in connection with T. V. series and involved the cartoonist Patrick Cook.
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Arkon Paperbacks , 1980 .
      Extent: 192p.
      ISBN: 0207140049
      Series: Arkon Paperbacks Angus and Robertson (publisher), 1972 series - publisher Arkon is a paperback reprint imprint of the Australian publisher Angus and Robertson. The series was launched in 1972 to be merchandised in connection with T. V. series and involved the cartoonist Patrick Cook.
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Charles Scribner's Sons ,       1982 .
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      Extent: 221p.
      ISBN: 0684174820
    • North Ryde, Ryde - Gladesville - Hunters Hill area, Northwest Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Eden Paperbacks , 1987 .
      Extent: 192p.
      Description: illus.
      ISBN: 0207157928 (pbk)
      Series: Eden Paperbacks Angus and Robertson (publisher), 1987 series - publisher This paperback imprint of Angus and Robertson was launched in September 1987. The first titles included Upfield's Winds of Evil and Derryn Hinch's Death at Newport.
Serialised by: The Sydney Morning Herald 1842 newspaper (10447 issues)
Link: Sighted: 14/11/2024
    • 1945 .
      Note/s:
      • Serialised in the Tuesday supplement The Sydney Morning Herald Magazine in 13 weekly instalments from 20 November 1945 to 19 February 1946. No instalment on 25 December 1945.
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Expression et dissimulation dans le bush Sylviane Soulard , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Correspondances Oceaniennes , June vol. 6 no. 1 2007; (p. 21-24) Signs and tracks in the Australian bush, whether natural or man-made, accidental or deliberate, enable the congenial Inspector Bonaparte, a product of two cultures, to resolve the enigmas which confront him.
Australian Fiction : 1962 Geoffrey Dutton , 1962 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October vol. 1 no. 12 1962; (p. 155)
The Hansom-Cab Mystery Miles Franklin , 1952 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 17 December vol. 73 no. 3801 1952; (p. 35)
Recent Books : Digest of the Month's Reading 1947 single work review
— Appears in: The Australasian Book News and Library Journal , June vol. 1 no. 12 1947; (p. 555-56)
— Review of Death of a Swagman Arthur W. Upfield , 1945 single work novel ; Circus at World's End : An Assembly of Verse Peter Hopegood , 1947 selected work poetry
Recent Books : Digest of the Month's Reading 1947 single work review
— Appears in: The Australasian Book News and Library Journal , June vol. 1 no. 12 1947; (p. 555-56)
— Review of Death of a Swagman Arthur W. Upfield , 1945 single work novel ; Circus at World's End : An Assembly of Verse Peter Hopegood , 1947 selected work poetry
Expression et dissimulation dans le bush Sylviane Soulard , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Correspondances Oceaniennes , June vol. 6 no. 1 2007; (p. 21-24) Signs and tracks in the Australian bush, whether natural or man-made, accidental or deliberate, enable the congenial Inspector Bonaparte, a product of two cultures, to resolve the enigmas which confront him.
The Hansom-Cab Mystery Miles Franklin , 1952 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 17 December vol. 73 no. 3801 1952; (p. 35)
Australian Fiction : 1962 Geoffrey Dutton , 1962 single work column
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October vol. 1 no. 12 1962; (p. 155)
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