LELEWEL JOACHIM
EARLY POLISH LEGISLATION
CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
UNTIL THE JAGIELLONIAN TIMES
explained (...)
In two writings: I. Historical dissection of Polish legislation, civil and criminal, up to the Jagiellonian period; with an appendix of diplomats. II. Critical dissection of the Wiślicki Statute; with tables to explain the composition of this statute.
Warsaw 1828, in Drukarnia XX. Piiars, pp. [2] 403, format: 12x21.5 cm
A classic of Polish legal historiography. An important legal work by J. Lelewel on Polish legislation of the Piast era, civil and criminal until the Jagiellonian era.
HARDCOVER FULL LEATHER CONTEMPORARY REFERRING IN STYLE TO THE LUXURIOUS COURT BINDINGS OF THE PERIOD. COVERS BORDERED WITH BLIND-STAMPED BORDERING, SPINE WITH RAISED GUSSETS, DEEP EMBOSSING, SIGNBOARD AND MODEST GILDING. HAND-DYED MARBLED PAPER ON THE ENDPAPERS, PAGE TRIMS FINISHED WITH THE SAME PATTERN. THE INTERIORS OF THE COVERS FINISHED WITH INTRICATE BLIND EMBOSSED STENCILING
BDB condition/ minor discoloration of pages, overall a BEAUTIFUL piece
