Maine, Henry SumnerBiblio.com
Maine, Henry SumnerBiblio.com
Ancient Law Its Connection with the Early History of Society And.
1861réf. 854901861. London: John Murray 1861. 1st ed. London: John Murray 1861. 1st ed. Copy of a Landmark of Legal Thought Owned by the Son of Isambard Kingdom Brunel Maine Henry Sumner 1822-1888. Ancient Law: Its Connection with the Early History of Society And Its Relation to Modern Ideas. London: John Murray 1861. viii 415 1 pp. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/2"; 21.6 x 14 cm. Contemporary calf retaining existing gilt spine with raised bands and lettering piece gilt rules and corner fleurons to boards gilt tooling to board edges marbled endpapers and edges hinges mended. Minor nicks and scratches to boards moderate rubbing to extremities with wear to corners gilding mostly rubbed away from spine and board edges. Light toning to interior owner inscription of Isambard Kingdom Brunel Jr. to head of title page marks in pencil most likely in his hand to margins of a few leaves. A very good copy with an interesting association. $950. First edition. Famous for its dictum that civilization progresses "from status to contract" this landmark work in legal history and anthropology traces the evolution of legal systems from divine command to customary law and finally contracts and codified law. Maine's historical model resembled the biological model of Darwin's On the Origin of the Species 1859 though there is no evidence that it was a direct influence. Brunel 1837-1902 a London barrister of Lincoln's Inn was the eldest child of the eminent civil and mechanical engineer. Grace's Guide to British Industrial History "Isambard Brunel Junior 1837-1902" accessed online. Dauchy et al. The Formation and Transmission of Western Legal Culture: 150 Books that Made the Law in the Age of Printing 115. unknown
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