Vidocq, Francois Eugene Memoirs De Vidocq, Chef De La Police De Surete, Jusq'En 1827
Paris Tenon 1828 First Edition Hardcover Fine Engraved frontispiece portrait in fourth volume. 8vo, beautifully bound in modern calf in the antique style; scattered light foxing; custom cloth and paper sleeves and slipcases. A very fine set. First editions, signed by Vidocq, as usual, in the first three volumes, but not the fourth. Eugene Vidocq (1775-1857) was a French police officer and adventurer who rose in rank to become chief of a small, specialized detective force in Paris (the Police de Surete). He later organized a daring robbery which he was ironically put in charge of investigating.