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161 - DURAND de MAILLANE (Pierre-Toussaint).
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DURAND de MAILLANE (Pierre-Toussaint). Dictionary of Canon Law and Beneficial Practice, supplemented with the maxims and case law of France, that is to say, with the Usages and Liberties of the Gallican Church, the Pragmatics and Concordats, the Ordinances, Edicts and Declarations of our Kings... Paris, Bauche, 1761, 2 volumes in-4, 4 unnumbered folios – 795 pp. – XLVI pp. – 2 unnumbered folios – 893 pp. – 1 folio. Bound in marbled blond sheepskin, ribbed spine, double gilt fillet panels with decorative motifs, red title labels, red edges. (Contemporary bindings). - Caps, corners and mouthpieces rubbed; one hinge split; slight scuffs on the covers; a few rare small pinholes inside. First edition. Durand de Maillane, a lawyer from Aix, born in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in 1729, was one of the great jurists of the Ancien Régime, the inspiration behind both the Civil Constitution of the Clergy and civil marriage. (Quérard II, p. 722).
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About the sale ANTIQUE AND MODERN BOOKS at 11.00 am and 2.00 pm
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Auction time 10/29/2026 at 11:00 AM
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