IV : Paris : Tous les marchands de nouveautés (impr. III : Paris : Tous les libraires marchands de nouveautés (impr. Issued Anonymously, these works are generally attributed to: RABAN (Louis-François) & Marco SAINT-HILAIRE. With the "Lexique d'argot", Slang Dictionary in the 4th volume.
The Rare Four Volume Refutation Issued By Four Different Publishing Houses*. With 2 - Four Volumes / Mémoires d'un forçat ou Vidocq dévoilé. These volumes were mainly ghost-written from Vidocq's notes likely by MORICE (Emile) et L'HERITIER (Louis-François). Volumes II, III & IV are signed by Vidocq on the versos of the half-titles under a printed statement proclaiming the contents to be true. & Vol IV is also signed by Vidocq while Vol I is not signed but does contain the proper portrait frontispiece as called for. IV has the Vidocq engraved portrait frontispiece by Mlle Coignet normally found only in Vol I. While Vidocq normally signed only the first three volumes & refused to sign Vol. Mémoires de Vidocq, chef de la police de sureté, jusqu'en 1827, aujourd'hui propriétaire et fabricant de papiers à Saint-Mandé. Includes: 1 - Four Volumes / Vidocq, François Eugène. An impressive set housed in three custom gilt decorated red patterned calf slipcases on a custom fitted matching patterned calf tray. Moore, whose faded light blue stamp appears on the front pastedown of each volume. The bindings in excellent condition, contents generally very good or better with some occasional foxing & light use visible. Uniformly bound in contemporary quarter decorated paper over marbled paper covered boards, leather spine label lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers. The Father of Detection - An Extraordinary Collection of First Editions. Paris: Tenon, Libraire-Éditeur, 1828 Haycraft Queen Cornerstone #3.
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