Diccionario Juridico-Commercial, Porto, 1856.
Final Edition of a Rare Portuguese Commercial Law Dictionary Borges, Jose Ferreira [1786-1838]. Diccionario Juridico-Commercial. Porto: Typographia de S.J. Pereira, 1856. viii, 423 pp. Main text in parallel columns. Quarto (8-1/2" x 6"). Contemporary tree sheep, lettering piece, gilt ornaments and small owner label to spine, marbled endpapers. A few minor nicks, some rubbing to extremities, corners lightly bumped, small owner bookplate to front pastedown, front free endpaper partially detached. Light toning to text, some leaves have light foxing, recent owner signature to front endleaf. A nice copy. $250. * Second and final edition. A highly regarded dictionary dealing with commercial law, commerce and political economy. According to the preface, it was intended to be a companion to the author's Codigo Commercial Portuguez (1836). It was originally published in 1839. Both editions of this dictionary are rare. OCLC locates 2 copies of the first in North American law libraries (Harvard, UC-Berkeley), 1 of the second (at the Library of Congress). Catalogo da Livraria de Azevedo-Samodaes 1204.
Price: $250.00
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