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VIDOCQ, François Eugene (1775-1857). Mémoires de Vidocq, Chef de la Police de Sureté, jusqu'en 1827. Paris: Tenon, 1828.
4 volumes, 8o. Half-titles. (Some occasional foxing, as usual.) Modern morocco-backed cloth.
FIRST EDITION OF THE GRANDFATHER OF THE DETECTIVE STORY, SIGNED BY VIDOCQ IN THE FIRST THREE VOLUMES (as required). Eugene Vidocq was a French police officer and adventurer who rose in rank to become chief of a small, specialized detective force in Paris (La Police de Sureté). He later organized a daring robbery which he himself was ironically put in charge of investigating. Eventually found out, he was dismissed from the police force and died in poverty and obscurity. Vidocq's tales, and life, were immensely influential; Balzac based his character Vautrin on the convict-policeman. A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone. (4)
4 volumes, 8
FIRST EDITION OF THE GRANDFATHER OF THE DETECTIVE STORY, SIGNED BY VIDOCQ IN THE FIRST THREE VOLUMES (as required). Eugene Vidocq was a French police officer and adventurer who rose in rank to become chief of a small, specialized detective force in Paris (La Police de Sureté). He later organized a daring robbery which he himself was ironically put in charge of investigating. Eventually found out, he was dismissed from the police force and died in poverty and obscurity. Vidocq's tales, and life, were immensely influential; Balzac based his character Vautrin on the convict-policeman. A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone. (4)