1197. [Law - Criminal]
MANTOVA BENAVIDES, Marco
8vo: 175-[1] ff. (some minor spotting and thumbing).
Mod. vellum (warping), flat spine. Good copy.
Rare ed. of a treatise on criminal law by Mantova Benavides (1489-1582), professor of law at the University of Padua. It deals with capital crimes, fraud, perjury, as well as with adultery, incest, and rape. Woodcut mark on title, and Gryphius mark at the end.
Ref. Edit16 73642 (2 copies only). - Not in Adams, BnF, STC Italian (BL) etc.
Hammer price: € 280
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