1662 ENORMOUS FOLIOS Remarkable Arrests French Crimes LAW Hangings Paris Henrys

1662 ENORMOUS FOLIOS Remarkable Arrests French Crimes LAW Hangings Paris Henrys

Claude Henrys’s “Remarkable Arrests” is a fascinating 17^th-century collection of arrest reports from Paris. This enormous folio describes criminal law court decisions, lesser civil cases – contract disputes, etc. – as well as notable punishments including hanging and burning at the stake! It also contains rules and regulations for police – a rare work of 17^th-century French law!

Item number: #20340

Price: $950

HENRYS, Claude

Recueil d’arrests remarquables : donnez en la cour de parlement de Paris

Paris : Louys Billaine, 1662.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
  • I – [20], 666, [20]
  • II – [26], 208, 410, [36]
• Language: French
• Provenance:
  • Armorial bookplate – M^r Varenne
  • Handwritten – Claude Varenne, 1715
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~15in X 9.5in (38.5cm x 24cm)
• Very rare and desirable

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