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UPFIELD, Arthur (1890–1964). The Barrakee Mystery. London: Hutchinson & Co., n.d. [1929]. 8vo. Half–title, 16 pp. ads at rear. Publisher’s red cloth lettered in black (spotting and cockling to covers, ends of spine archivally repaired, “Tuxedo Club” stamp to front pastedown and title, light foxing to first few leaves); facsimile dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING of this extremely scarce title. The author’s first detective story set along the River Darling Basin, featuring the first appearance of the part-Aboriginal detective inspector Napoleon Bonaparte of the Queensland police, known as “Bony”.