VIDOCQ, François Eugene. Memoirs of Vidocq, Principal Agent of the French Police until 1827. London: Printed for Hunt and Clarke [vols. I and II] and Whittaker, Treacher, and Arnot [vols. III and IV], 1828-30.

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VIDOCQ, François Eugene. Memoirs of Vidocq, Principal Agent of the French Police until 1827. London: Printed for Hunt and Clarke [vols. I and II] and Whittaker, Treacher, and Arnot [vols. III and IV], 1828-30.
4 volumes, 8o. 10-page publisher's advertisement at end of vol. II, Appendix at end of vol. IV. Original green cloth-backed boards, paper spine labels (some rubbing and wear at extremities, spine labels chipped); cloth folding case.

FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Vidocq's popularity was immense, with this English translation beginning to appear in the same year as the original French publication. (4)

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