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y separately published work icon Bushranger of the Skies single work   novel   crime   detective  
Is part of Bony Arthur W. Upfield , 1929 series - author novel
Issue Details: First known date: 1940... 1940 Bushranger of the Skies
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'An extraordinary case for Detective-Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte opens when a police car is bombed from the air on a lonely outback road by a mysterious pilot who plans to conquer a nation.

'The trail through the land of burning waters tests Bonys endurance to the limit and takes the detective as close to death as he has ever been. Welcome to Central Australia!' (Publication summary)

Adaptations

form y separately published work icon Boney and the Black Clansman Ted Roberts , ( dir. Barry Davis ) Australia : Fauna Productions , 1973 Z1459035 1973 single work film/TV While investigating sheep rustling and reprisal killings of stockmen, Inspector Bonaparte walks into a full-scale clan feud between two Australian outback families who cling stubbornly to the grim traditions of their Scottish ancestors.

Notes

  • Fictitious setting is McPherson's Station, north-west of 'Shaw's Lagoon', South Australia.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      Americas,      :       Doubleday ,       1944 .
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      Alternative title: No Footprints in the Bush
      Extent: vi, 213p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Crime Club edition.
      • Distributed in Canada by McClelland & Stewart.
    • Mattituck, New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       American Reprint ,       1944 .
      Alternative title: No Footprints in the Bush
      Extent: 213p.
      Limited edition info: This reprinted ed. is limited to 300 copies.
      ISBN: 089190560X
    • Harmondsworth, Middlesex,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Penguin Books ,       1949 .
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      Alternative title: No Footprints in the Bush
      Extent: 286p.
      Series: Penguin Books Penguin Books (publisher), series - publisher Number in series: 744
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Pacific Books , 1965 .
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      Extent: 185p.
      Reprinted: 1967 , 1968
      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.
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Angus and Robertson ,       1970 .
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      Extent: 253p.
      ISBN: 020714012X
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Arkon Paperbacks , 1972 .
      Extent: 185p.
      ISBN: 0207126208
      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. Number in series: VU
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Collier Books ,       1986 .
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      Alternative title: No Footprints in the Bush
      Extent: 185p.
      ISBN: 0020259409 (pbk.)
    • Exile Bay, Drummoyne - Concord area, Sydney Inner West, Sydney, New South Wales,: ETT Imprint , 2019 .
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      Extent: 180p.
      Note/s:
      • Published: 30th April 2019
      ISBN: 9781925706680
Alternative title: Bony und die Todesotter
Language: German
    • Munich,
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      Germany,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Goldmann ,       1965 .
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      Extent: 195p.
      Series: Goldmann-Taschenkrimi Goldmann (publisher), series - publisher Number in series: 2088
    • Munich,
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      Germany,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Goldmann ,       1965 .
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      Extent: 195p.
      Series: Goldmann Kriminalromane Goldmann (publisher), series - publisher Number in series: K. 498
    • Munich,
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      Germany,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Goldmann ,       1974 .
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      Extent: 216p.
      Reprinted: 1982 , 1990
      ISBN: 3442020883
      Series: Goldmann-rote-Krimi Rote Krimi Goldmann (publisher), series - publisher Number in series: 2088
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  • Sound recording.
  • Large print.
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Works about this Work

Latest Fiction 1940 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 21 September 1940; (p. 10)
— Review of Bushranger of the Skies Arthur W. Upfield , 1940 single work novel ; Dead 'un Wins Aintree , 1940 single work novel ; The Single Clue Arthur J. Rees , 1940 single work novel
Latest Fiction 1940 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 21 September 1940; (p. 10)
— Review of Bushranger of the Skies Arthur W. Upfield , 1940 single work novel ; Dead 'un Wins Aintree , 1940 single work novel ; The Single Clue Arthur J. Rees , 1940 single work novel
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