1834/vol II/2nd ed/Memoirs of Vidocq, Principle Agent of the French Police until 1827, written by himself

 

Publisher: E. I. Carey & A. Hart, Philadelphia 1834

 

Hardcover: 218pp; 2nd American edition

 

Condition: ex-library; worn and rubbed  green paper over boards; brown herringbone spine cover with worn paper title plate and black lettering; deckle edges; wear at corners and edges; light tanning and foxing throughout

 

Source for Poe's Dupin, Vidocq (1775-1857), first a convicted criminal and then "the principal and most active agent of the police", was head of the Paris Sureté from 1810 to 1827. He wrote only the first volume in the French original, published in four volumes in 1828; a ghost writer was brought in for the rest of the work. The translation is variously attributed to George Borrow or H.T.R. (William Maginn).

 

Measures: 8” x 4 3/4” x 3/4”; weighs 9oz; the two volume 1st American edition sells for $1762

 

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