[NAPOLEONICA] - Code civil des francais, Edition originale et seule officielle. Parigi: Imprimerie de la Republique, 1804 [CON:] Table alphabetique des matieres du code civil des francais. Paris: Rondonneau, 1804.   First edition of the Napoleonic Code considered to be the first modern civil code. This copy presents the articles relating to divorce crossed out by a contemporary hand; most likely it is an intervention made after the Restoration, when it was made illegal, to be then reintroduced only in 1884.   2 works in one volume, 4to (255 x 190mm). Allegory of justice on title (some spotting, first gatherings with marginal staining at the lower margin). Contemporary full leather binding with gilt title and decorations on the spine.

Estimate € 200 - 300

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