1889. published in New York City, 1889.. published in New York City, 1889. Early Ecuadoran Code Printed in New York City [Ecuador]. Codigo Penal en Materia Criminal de la Republica del Ecuador. New York: Imprenta de "Las Novedades," 1889. 148, 76 pp. Octavo (9" x 6"). Cloth, blind frames to boards, blind arms of Ecuador to front, gilt title to spine, endpapers renewed. Light rubbing, corners bumped, a few minor dampstains to boards, some fading to spine. Faint dampstaining to margins, internally clean. Ex-library. Small inkstamp and manuscript shelf number to title page. A nice copy. $350. * Second issue. First issued in 1872, and replaced by a revised code in 1971, this penal code was important because it formally endorsed such principles as the assumption of innocence until proven guilty and the prohibition of arrests without warrants. Offenses covered include abortion, adultery, illegal marriages, dueling, and homicide among others. OCLC locates 6 copies in North American law libraries (GWU, Harvard, Library of Congress, Tulane, University of Michigan, Yale). Another copy located at UC-Berkeley Law School. Not in the British Museum Catalogue.

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Seller: The Lawbook Exchange Ltd (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 58866
Title: Codigo Penal en Materia Criminal de la Republica del Ecuador
Author: Ecuador
Illustrator: published in New York City, 1889.
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Date Published: 1889
Keywords: ECUADOR, CODES, CRIMINAL LAW, ANTIQ1137, ANTIQ1298, 58866.JPG
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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...