system of penal law for the state of louisiana by livingston, edward

Birmingham: Legal Classics Library, 1991-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Bound in full dark blue leather. Stamped with 22kt gold gilt design on cover front, back and spine. 4 raised bands. All edges gold. Foxing to gilt edge. Marbled end papers. Satin ribbon place holder. Fine binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. v, 745 pages ; 24 cm.

Legal Classics Library. No additional printings listed. Hardcover. fine. NOT an ex library book. Leather book with raised bands across spine, print and decoration in gold, gilt on all three edges. Clean interior pages with ribbon marker.

The Legal Classics Library. FINE like NEW Full Leather. Includes 27 page notes from the editors. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . Fine Like New. Full Leather. First Thus.. 1991.

1833. Livingston, Edward [1764-1836]. A System of Penal Law, For the State of Louisiana: Consisting of a Code of Crimes and Punishments, a Code of Procedure, a Code of Evidence, a Code of Reform and Prison Discipline, a Book of Definitions. Prepared Under the Authority of a Law of the Said State. To Which are Prefixed a Preliminary Report on the Plan of a Penal Code, and Introductory Reports to the Several Codes Embraced in the System of Penal Law. Philadelphia: James Kay, Jun. & Brother, [1833]. Reprint Legal Classics, 1991. v, 745 pp. Octavo (9" x 5-1/2"). Full decorative calf, extra gilt, all edges gilt, ribbon page marker. As new, excellent condition. $20. * First edition of the complete code, one of two printings issued in 1833. (The other has the date on the title page.) A comprehensive system of criminal law which, while not adopted in the United States, is still influential today because it is the first complete penal code built on Jeremy Bentham's principles of codification. First published… Read More

Legal Classics Library, 1991. hardcover. very good. Personal bookplate to front endpaper.

Birmingham: The Legal Classics Library, 1991. Facsimile reprint. Hardcover. Fine. hardcover, 745 pp. A fine copy in brown leather, gilt stamped decorations and lettering, all page edges gilt. No dust jacket as issued.

Birmingham, Alabama: The Legal Classics Library / Gryphon Editions, 1991. v, 745 pages. A facsimile reprint of the scarce 1833 edition. Beautifully bound in gilt-decorated purple leather; all edges gilt; marbled endpapers. The book is in as-new condition.. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Collectible-Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Leather.

2010. ISBN-13: 9781616190736; ISBN-10: 1616190736. Livingston, Edward. A System of Penal Law, for the State of Louisiana: Consisting of A Code of Crimes and Punishments, A Code of Procedure, A Code of Evidence, A Code of Reform and Prison Discipline, A Book of Definitions. Prepared Under the Authority of a Law of the Said State. To Which are Prefixed a Preliminary Report on the Plan of a Penal Code, and Introductory Reports to the Several Codes Embraced in the System of Penal Law. Originally published: Philadelphia: James Kay, Jun. & Brother, 1833. v, 745 pp. Reprinted 1999, 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616190736; ISBN-10: 1616190736. Paperback. New. $29.95. * A comprehensive system of criminal law which, while not adopted in the United States, is still influential today because it is the first complete penal code built on Jeremy Bentham's principles of codification. Hicks marvels at the scope of this code and notes that Bentham, Hugo, Lafayette, Story, Marshall, Madison, Kent and… Read More

The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd, 2010-09-30. Paperback. Good.

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