- Sm. stamp on upper pastedown.

= Camus p.164: "Il y a eu trois éditions officielles du Code civil, in-4o, in-8o et in-32o (...)". Our copy published by I'Imprimerie de la République, in 8vo. The Civil Code had the great merit of unifying French law shared under the Ancien Régime between written law and a multitude of customs. It achieves a fair balance between ancient principles and revolutionary conquests.

BOUND WITH: Table Alphabétique des matières du code civil des Français, rédigée sur l'Édition originale et seule officielle. Ibis., Rondonneau, 1804, 240p.