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an open book with a picture of a man riding a horsean old book sitting on top of a white table next to a white wall
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Law - Law Book Böckel, Johann Gotthard Tractatus juridico-politicus de jure hospitiorum, on the law of hospitality. In which is set out everything pertaining to this most useful and necessary subject, in particular the law governing the establishment of public inns and hostels, the duties of innkeepers and guests, the obligations and responsibilities of the innkeeper and the guest, the legal remedies, privileges and liberties to which both the innkeeper and the guest are entitled, the accommodation of tradespeople, the right of hospitality for strangers, meals and provisions during inspections, inspection fees, quartering, the reception and accommodation of envoys, and the customary and traditional correspondence at the Imperial Diet, as well as many other curious and useful matters, are dealt with thoroughly and clearly. Now translated into High German, revised by Joh. Jodoco Beck. With an engraved frontispiece. Frankfurt and Leipzig: Georg Christoph Weber, bookseller in Nuremberg, 1727. 4°. 5 leaves, 304 pp., 44 pp. (Appendix), 22 leaves (Index). Blind-embossed pigskin over bevelled wooden covers with 1 (of 2) clasps (front cover mottled with brown stains). First German edition of a rare work on the legal aspects of the hospitality industry, edited by Johann Jodocus Beck, a renowned legal writer of the time and professor at the University of Altdorf. With the appendix: ‘Containing the Württemberg and Margrave of Baden-Hachberg Innkeepers’ Regulations’. – A fine, clean copy. First German edition of a rare work on the legal aspects of the catering trade, edited by Johann Jodocus Beck, the then-famous legal publicist and professor at the University of Altdorf. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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