Law & Jurisprudence

First edition.
Plain paper cover. Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover.
Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover. Rare.

First edition.
Full dark blue calf binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets, date and initials at foot, boards with gilt fillet frame, marbled endpapers, speckled edges, contemporary binding.
A handsome copy handsomely bound.

First edition.
Plain paper cover. Rare.

First edition of this thesis submitted for the degree of doctor of law at the University of Paris.
First cover very slightly and lightly discolored, otherwise handsome copy.
Rare.

Anonymous first edition. The work bears number 2023 in the catalogue of Elzevirian editions (Willems, Vol. II). For the author, see Barbier, Dictionnaire des ouvrages anonymes.
Contemporary full vellum binding with flaps. Smooth spine. Title in faded red ink.
Rolland Le Vayer de Boutigny (1627-1685) was Master of Requests to Louis XIV and one of his influential advisors. Author of novels, plays and short stories, as well as political and legal treatises, this book reveals that Boutigny was trained as a jurist. Peculatus designates the theft of public funds by those who administer them; it was punished by death under Roman law, but not under French law. "Under the Ancien Régime, how many ministers were condemned for peculatus and extortion! How many chambers of justice were instituted to make the financiers who pillaged the treasury disgorge their gains, in complicity with the superintendents of finance!" (Dictionnaire de droit criminel, Doucet). The treatise on peculatus caused scandal; Boutigny was accused of defending Fouquet, who a few years earlier had been arrested and accused of embezzlement, which is why he wrote these Observations in dialogue form, where he discusses the validity of the death penalty, banishment, and the history of French law regarding peculatus...

First edition. Uncommon
In original wrappers, under grey paper.
Particularly violent pamphlet which begins by exonerating Ravaillac who would have been only an instrument of death in service of the Jesuits. The regicide would be the culmination of a vast conspiracy seeking to establish the pope's power to the detriment of the king's.
This pamphlet would have been composed by the entourage of Philippe Duplessis-Mornay.
NB: This work is available at the bookshop on request within 48 hours.

First edition.
Two small lacks to foot of spine, a few rare small marginal foxing spots, otherwise handsome copy as issued.
Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover. Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover. Rare.

First edition.
Plain paper cover. Rare.

Extract from the Revue des deux mondes.
First edition.
In plain wrappers. Rare.

First edition.
Signed autograph inscription from Nguyen-Huu-Khang.
Spine worn, front board detached with corner losses, slight marginal loss at head of second board, paper yellowed.
Rare but in this condition.

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
A small angular crease mark at the foot of the front cover, handsome copy.
The book that Papillon wanted to ban...

First edition.
Half bronze sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt fillets and dots, traces of rubbing to spine, burgundy shagreen title-label, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Rare autograph inscription signed by N.M. Le Senne.
Foxing, a date inscribed in ballpoint pen at head of first endpaper.
Rare.

First edition.
Signed autograph inscription from the author.
Spine slightly sunned, a small mark at head of first cover, handsome copy.

First edition.
Bradel binding in full cherry red boards, smooth spines decorated with gilt fillets, scuffs to boards, corners slightly bumped, contemporary bindings.
Works illustrated with 4 frontispiece portraits.
Foxing.

First edition.
Half hazel sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt friezes and fleurons, three small holes on spine, burgundy morocco title label, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, three corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding. Some foxing, pen annotations at head of one endpaper.

New edition, expanded with the idea of Civil Justice.
Contemporary full blonde mottled calf binding. Spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt compartments and floral motifs, red morocco title and volume labels. All edges red. Some surface wear.
The Code Louis is the name given to the "ordinances on the reformation of civil and criminal justice" of 1666 and 1670, in honor of King Louis XIV. It is the standardization of laws and jurisdictions of the kingdom, whose South was under "Roman" law and the north under customary law. It was developed under the direction of Colbert from 1661. The commentary on this legal revolution is the work of a renowned jurist, Daniel Jousse.

First collected edition printed in facsimile in 700 numbered copies on laid paper.
Fine copy complete with its chemise with flaps, the spine of which is lightly faded.

First edition of this thesis defended in 1982 to obtain a third-cycle doctorate degree.
Soft binding, black cloth spine, white soft cardboard covers.
Rare and handsome copy despite a tape mark on the first endpaper.

First edition.
Half brown sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with gilt tools, traces of rubbing to spine and joints, marbled paper boards, gilt lettering at foot of spine: commissaire de police d'Ervy (Aube), contemporary binding.
Library stamps on endpapers, handsome interior condition.

First edition.
Work illustrated with courtroom sketches attributed to Emile Clouard.
Handsome copy.

First edition.
Signed autograph inscription from Julien Torchet to the symbolist poet André-Ferdinand Hérold.
A label mark on the first cover.
Handsome and rare pamphlet.

First edition.
Half chocolate brown shagreen binding, spine with four raised bands, rubbed.
Light dampstain at head of pages not affecting the text.

First edition.
Autograph inscription from the author.
Spine faded, covers detached, first leaf coming loose, handsome interior condition almost entirely free from foxing.
Rare but in this condition.

First edition.
Contemporary half sheep binding in fir green, sunned spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt fleurons showing traces of rubbing, black shagreen title label, red shagreen author label, marbled paper boards, scuffing to boards.
Some light foxing.

First edition.
Tears to the lower cover. Illustrated.

First edition.
Spine slightly sunned, otherwise a good copy.

First edition.
Half hazelnut boards binding, smooth spine decorated with blind fillets, marbled paper boards, corners slightly bumped, contemporary binding.
Copy almost entirely free from foxing.

New edition.
Spine lightly sunned with a tear at head, handsome interior condition.

First edition.
Half black Russia morocco binding, spine very lightly faded with five raised bands, gilt arms and mottoes at foot, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, top edge gilt, label bearing the same arms and motto pasted on verso of front board under which is also pasted a label from a prestigious bookseller.
Rare and handsome copy. A typographical error on the title page prevents us from dating exactly the publication of this work.

First edition.
Our copy is offered for sale without its wrappers, minimal worming of no consequence to the first and last pages, handsome copy.
Rare.

First edition. Work illustrated with a map at the end.
Autograph inscription by Grégoire Sarkissian on the half-title page.
Two small tears at head and foot of spine, three light marginal tears to slightly faded boards, handsome interior condition.

First edition.
A rare and good copy.

First edition in French published shortly after the original German edition.
One tear with small lack at foot of spine, tiny corner lacks to boards, some light foxing.
Rare.

First edition.
Autograph inscription by Lucien Demay.
Annotations and gift inscription by the dedicatee below the author's manuscript dedication.
Spine and boards uniformly faded, otherwise handsome copy.
Rare.

First edition.
Articles and report by Benjamin Vallotton.
Letters, documents and names of subscribers.
Illustrated first cover with small marginal stains, otherwise handsome copy.
Rare.

First edition, not published for sale.
Two small tears with slight lacks to head and foot of spine, light tears without lack and marginal foxing to boards, handsome interior condition.

First edition.
Our copy is presented in light blue cardboard temporary wrappers with a title label and author's name pasted at the head of the front cover.
Some minor foxing at the beginning and end of the volume.

First edition.
Protection-safeguarding, protectorate under international law, colonial protectorate.
Small marginal tears without loss to the front cover, handsome interior condition.

First edition of this thesis defended at the Faculty of Law of Paris to obtain the doctorate degree.
Split spine with small lacks at head and foot, light corner wear to boards, small marginal stains at head of second board, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition of this thesis defended on May 27, 1903 at the Faculty of Law of the University of Paris to obtain the doctorate degree.
Light corner wear to boards, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition of this thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Law.
Occasional light spotting, otherwise handsome interior condition.

First edition.
Illustrated with 66 illustrations.
Preface by Pr E. Jeanbrau.
A good copy.

First edition.
Contemporary waiting pamphlet, under blue paper. Memoir written by Abbé Lamennais (1782-1854) on the usefulness of female religious congregations, and notably their role with the sick and disinherited.
Le Mémorial catholique was a periodical that appeared on the 15th of each month.

First edition.
Frontispiece with a portrait of Jacques Besson implicated in the murder of Marcellange.
Spine cracked with lacks, tears and marginal lacks to boards, some light foxing.
Rare.

New edition.
Our copy is presented in plain wrappers with title label and date on spine.
Spine slightly faded, small tears with minor lacks to joints, handsome interior condition.

First edition.
Illustrated cover, extensive iconography.
From the king's galleys to Devil's Island.

First edition.
Occasional foxing.
Rare.

First edition.
Handsome copy despite minor worming to front board and spine slightly sunned.

First edition.
From the 'trésor judiciaire de la France' collection.
One tear to a joint, foxing affecting mainly the edges, a corner loss to the first cover and the first two pages.

New edition.
Two small marginal tears without loss to the first cover, a central lack to the second, otherwise a handsome and rare copy.

First edition.
Publisher's chocolate cloth, smooth spine.
Frontispiece portrait of Bentham.
Minor worming mainly affecting the endpapers.

First edition.
A very good and rare copy.

First edition in book form, one of the copies on thick laid paper. Introduction and notes by Charles Guiffrey.
Work illustrated with 3 plates and decorative initials.
Spine split and reattached, otherwise a rare and handsome copy.

First edition.

A small loss at the foot of the spine, a stain on the front cover, a corner loss on the final endpaper.

First edition of the French translation.
A tear to head of spine.

First edition.
Minor worming to boards, otherwise handsome copy.
Rare.

First edition.
A rare and very good copy.

Second edition enriched with an appendix from 1894 to 1899.
Spine sunned with slight lacks, a tear with lack affecting the center of the front cover.
Rare copy complete with publisher's slip.

First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint.
Slight lack to foot of spine, covers slightly and marginally faded, fine interior condition.

Sixth edition, revised and corrected.
Work adorned with 92 in-text figures and 6 plates drawn from nature reproduced in chromotypography.
Covers marginally sunned without consequence, a scratch on the front cover, handsome interior condition.

Second edition completely revised and updated with the most recent jurisprudence.
Full mauve sheep binding, spine in four compartments with minor rubbing decorated with blind fillets, front board partially faded.
Handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition.
Two lacks to head and foot of spine, boards slightly and marginally faded.
Rare.

First edition of this thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Law at the University of Paris.
Spine slightly faded, otherwise a handsome copy.
Rare.

First edition of this thesis defended to obtain the degree of doctor of law at the University of Paris.
Spine sunned with a small tear neatly repaired at head, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition of this thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Law at the University of Paris.
Spine and boards slightly and marginally faded without significance, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition of this thesis defended to obtain the degree of doctor of law at the University of Paris.
A tiny lack at head of spine, small marginal stains on one leaf, otherwise handsome interior condition.

First edition of this thesis defended to obtain the degree of doctor of law at the University of Paris.
Spine and boards marginally faded, handsome interior condition.

First edition of this thesis defended for the degree of doctor of law at the University of Paris.
Handsome copy, pleasant interior condition.

First edition of this thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Law at the University of Paris.
Spine very lightly sunned, handsome interior condition.

First edition of this thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Law at the University of Paris.
Spine sunned, handsome interior condition.

First edition of this thesis defended to obtain the degree of Doctor of Law at the University of Paris.
A tiny lack at head of spine, minor stains of no consequence on front cover, handsome interior condition.

First edition of this thesis defended to obtain the degree of Doctor of Law at the University of Paris.
Inscription from Frédéric Lemaître.
One tear reglued at head of spine, handsome interior condition.

First edition of this thesis submitted to obtain the degree of doctor of law at the University of Paris.
Minor worming to covers, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition.
Two small lacks at head and foot of spine, corner piece lacking to front cover, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition.
A small repaired tear at foot of spine, handsome copy.

First edition of this thesis defended to obtain the degree of doctor of law at the University of Paris.
Spine sunned, otherwise a handsome copy.
Rare.

First edition of this thesis defended to obtain the degree of doctor of law at the University of Paris.
Light worming to the rear cover, otherwise a handsome copy.
Rare.

First edition of this thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Law at the University of Paris.
Small marginal lacks to the boards, otherwise a handsome copy.
Rare.

First edition of this thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Law at the University of Paris.
Two minor stains of no consequence to the boards, otherwise a handsome copy.
Rare.

First edition of this thesis submitted to obtain the degree of doctor of law at the University of Paris.
A small tear at the head of one joint, handsome copy.
Rare.

First edition of this thesis submitted to obtain the degree of doctor of law at the University of Paris.
Rare.

First edition of this thesis submitted to obtain the degree of doctor of law at the University of Paris.
Small losses to head of spine, slight corner wear to back board, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition of this thesis submitted to obtain the degree of doctor of law at the University of Paris.
Spine cracked at head with a small loss at foot, otherwise a handsome copy.
Rare.

First edition of this thesis submitted for the degree of doctor of law at the University of Paris.
A tiny lack at foot of spine, otherwise handsome copy.
Rare.

First edition of this thesis submitted to obtain the degree of doctor of law at the University of Paris.
Two small lacks of no consequence to the spine, marginal worming to the front cover, handsome interior condition.
Rare.