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313 - Law - Law books
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Law - Law books Raumburger, Johann Maximilian Justitia selecta gentium Europaearum in cambiis aliisque causis mercantilibus … This is a compendium of the laws and customs of the Holy Roman Empire and other European kingdoms and states regarding laws and customs in matters of bills of exchange and commerce. With an engraved portrait. Frankfurt, W.C. Mulz, 1723. 11 leaves, 908 pp., 1 leaf, 64 pp., 40 leaves, 4°. Restored in contemporary paper with (modern) spine label. First edition, very rare. – VD18 10176780. - Not listed in Stintzing, Coing or Stolleis. - Dölemeyer, Frankf. Jur. pp. 154, 495 – A remarkable exposition of the entire body of commercial law, including merchant shipping and insurance. The appendix, with its own title: ‘Tractat on Bills of Exchange and Commercial Matters’. This is the (first?) German translation of the doctoral thesis by the Hamburg scholar Lucas Langermann, ‘De jure in curia mercatorum usitatio’. An important compendium on early modern law of bills of exchange and commercial law, penned by the jurist Johann Maximilian Raumburger, J.U.D.. This comprehensive work presents a comparative analysis of the laws and customs of the Holy Roman Empire, as well as those of other European kingdoms and states, in matters of bills of exchange and commerce, covering both land and maritime trade. It ranks among the fundamental sources of early German and European commercial law history and is still consulted today in economic historical research on the law of bills of exchange and the development of credit transactions. Printed in Frankfurt by Wolfgang Christoph Mulz’s printing house in 1723, featuring an engraved portrait of the author as a decorative element. Topics and search terms for collectors and those interested in legal history, economic history, commercial law, banking and credit systems, the commercial law of the Holy Roman Empire, 18th-century Frankfurt book printing, and legal literature on international trade in the early modern period.- With a note of ownership by the jurist Valentin Ferdinand Gudenus (1679–1758). - Slightly browned, somewhat more so at the beginning, with occasional light staining. Law books – With engraved portrait. First edition, very rare. – First edition, very rare. – VD18 10176780. - Not listed in Stintzing, Coing or Stolleis. - Dölemeyer, Frankf. Jur., pp. 154, 495. - A notable treatment of the entire field of commercial law, including maritime trade and insurance matters. The appendix, with its own title, ‘Tractat von Wechsel und Commercien-Sachen’, represents the (first?) German translation of the graduation dissertation ‘De jure in curia mercatorum usitatio’ by the Hamburg scholar Lucas Langermann. An important compendium of early modern exchange law and commercial law by the jurist Johann Maximilian Raumburger, J.U.D. This extensive work presents a comparative account of the laws and customs of the Holy Roman Empire and other European kingdoms and states in matters of exchange and commerce, covering both overland and maritime trade. It ranks amongst the foundational sources for the early history of German and European commercial law and continues to be consulted today in economic-historical research on exchange law and the development of credit transactions. A Frankfurt edition from the workshop of Wolfgang Christoph Mulz, dated 1723, adorned with an engraved portrait of the author. Subjects and search terms for collectors and those interested in legal history, economic history, commercial law, banking and credit, the commercial law of the Holy Roman Empire, eighteenth-century Frankfurt printing, and early modern legal literature on international trade. Bearing an ownership inscription by the jurist Valentin Ferdinand Gudenus (1679–1758). Somewhat browned, more pronounced at the beginning, with occasional spotting. 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 standard taxation. 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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