The 3rd and 5th appearance of Leroux’s famed journalist sleuth who first appeared in the Mystery of the Yellow Room.
 
Rouletabille chez le Tsar (released in English as The Secret of the Night) follows his adventures in Czarist Russia as he’s tasked with the protection of an important General from violent revolutionaries.
 
First edition, 1913. Original wrappers covered with contemporary parchment jacket. Deckled edges. Tape residue at the head and foot of spine, pages a bit browned, slightly cocked. General wear along extremities but all told, Very Good.
 
Les Étranges Noces de Rouletabille (The Strange Wedding of Rouletabille) follows his exploits covering the Balkan War and entanglement with the mysterious niece of a recently assassinated Bulgarian general.
 
First edition, 1916. Original wrappers covered with contemporary parchment jacket. Deckled edges. A bit darkened at the top of front cover and top edge, bumping at tips else Near Fine with rather striking cover art.
 
Both volumes chemised together and housed in a custom wood box. These turn of the century, French mystery wrappered books rarely survive in meaningful condition. From the famed Florence and Edward Kaye Library of Detective, Crime, and Mystery Fiction.