Expose D'Un Systeme de Legislation Criminelle pour L'Etat de la...
Only French Editions of Livingston's Criminal Codes for Louisiana and the United States, With Unique Introductory Content Livingston, Edward [1764-1836]. Lucas, Charles [1803-1889], Preface. Mignet, [Francois-Auguste-Marie- Alexis (1796-1884)], "Historical Note." Expose D'Un Systeme de Legislation Criminelle pour L'Etat de la Louisiane et Pour Les Etats-Unis D'Amerique. Precede d'une Preface Par. M. Charles Lucas, et d'une Notice Historique Par M. Mignet. Paris: Guillaumin et Cie, Editeurs, 1872. Two volumes. lxxii, 590; [iv], 647 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"; 21.59 x 13.97). Later library cloth, red and black calf lettering pieces and paper location labels to spine, endpapers renewed, hinges reinforced with cloth. Light shelfwear and soiling, library stamps and other marks to title pages, front endleaf of Volume I partially detached, interiors otherwise fresh. A very good set overall. $200. * Only edition. This volume contains Livingston's System of Penal Law, For the State of Louisiana (1824), along with its related reports, and the System of Penal Laws for the United States of America (1828). The introductory materials by Lucas and Mignet provide context for the French reader. They are interesting documents of the reception of these highly influential codes in France. The Louisiana code and its related documents reprint the translations produced by Livingston for the then-bilingual state legislature. The (uncredited) translation of the United States Code is original. It is the first French translation of this work.
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