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Compendium of Modern Civil Law 2nd and Final ed New York 1849
1849ref. 830821849. New York: Published by the Editor 1849. New York: Published by the Editor 1849. Scarce Translation of a Standard Nineteenth-Century German Work on Civil Law Mackeldey Ferdinand 1784-1834. Kaufmann Philip Ignatius Editor. Compendium of Modern Civil Law. New York: Published by the Editor and Sold by the Principal Law Booksellers of America and Great Britain 1849. xxxix 400 pp. Octavo 9" x 5-1/2"; 23 x 14 cm. Contemporary sheep blind fillets to boards raised bands blind fillets red and black lettering pieces and at head small hand-written label to spine. A few scuffs and minor gouges to boards front board beginning to separate but secured by cords rubbing to extremities with some wear to spine ends and corners which are bumped spine gatored and darkened rear joint cracked hinges starting. Light toning to interior negligible spotting in places. A good copy of a scarce title. $500. Second final and best American edition "With Numerous Additions." This is a translation with notes of the twelfth edition of a standard German work which was first published in 1813 with the title Lehrbuch der Institutionen des Heutigen Romischen Privatrechts. Well-received in the United States Kaufmann's translation was on the Harvard Law school reading list and those of other leading law schools. The first American edition was published in 1845. It was intended to be a two-volume work but its second volume was never published. Instead the first edition was superseded by the second edition. Both editions are scarce. OCLC locates 12 copies of the second 8 in law libraries Harvard Jenkins Law Library Nevada Supreme Court New York Supreme Court St. Louis University Tulane University of Georgia University of Victoria. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 1649. unknown
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