Napoléon - Code Civil des Français - 1804

You have in your hands a superb and magnificent edition of the French Civil Code fully in keeping with the original edition, the founding text of modern law in France -

Promulgated by Napoleon in 1804, it gathers the legal principles governing the civil life of citizens, such as family, property, contracts, successions, etc. -

This book is a patrimonial treasure of the legislative work of the First Consul, which has left a lasting mark on French society and the world; it lays the legal foundations that have shaped contemporary France -

It is followed by transitional laws and an analytical and reasoned index of subjects -

Napoleon: "My true glory is not in winning forty battles, something that nothing will erase; what will live for eternity is my Civil Code." -

The presented copy is a rare and sought-after piece, prized by collectors interested in the history of law, Napoleonic codification, and the great legal editions of the 19th century -

Napoleon - Civil Code of the French - 1804 - The Printing House of the Republic -
579 pp

Condition: good binding, the work in its full period cover (even if everything suggests the original cover material has faded), signs of wear, a few minor defects on boards and spine, edges dulled -

Good interior condition, some stains, beautiful vignette on the title page -

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