Daniel Jousse - Nouveau commentaire sur l'ordonnance civile du mois d'avril 1667 - 1753

Daniel Jousse (1704–1781). New Commentary on the Civil Ordinance of April 1667. Paris, Debure, 1753, xxvii–609 pp., 6 pp. [catalogue]

One 12mo volume (175 × 100 mm), full calf, spine with raised bands and gilt decoration, leather title labels, red edges (contemporary binding). Wear and rubbing to the boards and spine, top capital worn down. A few spots

First edition

The April 1667 Ordinance promulgated by Louis XV, also known as the “Ordinance of Saint-Germain-en-Laye,” sought to put an end to the fragmentation of French law inherited from medieval French law.