Napoléon - Code civil des français - 1804

Fascinating seven-volume set of this foundational legal edition aimed at unifying and rationalizing civil law in France after the upheavals of the Revolution -

Volumes II to VIII present in a structured way the entire body of legal provisions governing relations between individuals, addressing essential areas such as the law of persons, family, property, obligations, and contracts -

The work establishes clear principles grounded in equality before the law, private property, and freedom of contract, while seeking to reconcile the legacies of Roman law with French customs. It specifies the rules relating to marriage, parentage, inheritance, and the transmission of property, thus organizing social and economic life around stable, codified norms -

The motives accompanying the laws help understand the legislator’s spirit and the objectives pursued in constructing this coherent legal system. The Code stands out for its linguistic clarity, internal logic, and its ambition for permanence, aiming to offer a durable framework for society -

Napoleon - Civil Code of the French, containing the series of laws that compose it, with their motives - 1804 - Volume II, III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII - Missing Volume I -
-> 461, 404, 408, 421, 306, 345, 395 pages

Good condition of bindings, works in their full antique marbled calf, wear from use, worn headpieces and corners, some minor defects on covers, speckled edges, smooth spines decorated, gilded title inscriptions on green leather pieces, gilt-impelled endpapers -

Good interior condition, missing title page, uniformly yellowed paper, marbled endpapers in good condition, ex-libris, very rare edition published the same year as the Napoleon original -

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