Gaston Leroux — Nomads of the Night

New York, The Macaulay Company, 1925 . First edition. Cloth. A bright example of the first US edition of Gaston Leroux's entertaining mystery novel, following Chéri-Bibi as he pursues his enemies through the south of France. The first US edition, first printing of this novel, translated into English from Leroux's original French.In the publisher's original unclipped first issue dust wrapper, priced $2.00 to the head of the front flyleaf.Illustrated with a frontispiece by George W. Gage.Published in the UK as 'The Dancing Girl', the novel follows "Nina Noha, the beautiful dancer of Paris, the woman who had never loved and Cheri-Bibi, man and devil" as they encounter one another.From the author of 'The Phantom of the Opera&apos. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Light handling marks to dust wrapper back strip and rear wrap. Minor losses of paper to dust wrapper back strip head and tail, with small loss to head of front wrap. Two small closed tears to front wrap head, and two to rear wrap tail, and one to front wrap tail. Sticker removed from back strip centre. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: George W. Gage. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.