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317 - Law - Law books
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Estimate €240 - €360
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Law - Law books Söll, Anton Tractatus Singulares De Legibus, Praescriptionibus, Judiciis Causarum Civilium, Decimis Novalium, Tributis, Immunitate Ecclesiastica: Illustrated with Questions Based on Praxin’s Work in Both Systems of Law. 6 parts in 1 volume. With title in red and black and several woodcut vignettes. Augsburg, Anton Maximilian Heiß for Franciscus Anton Strötter, 1742. 10 leaves, 219 pp., 5 leaves, 4 leaves, 205 pp., 4 leaves, 257 pp., 2 leaves, 173 pp., 1 leaf, 2 leaves, 115 pp., 1 leaf, 6 leaves, 386 pp., 3 leaves, folio. Blind-stamped with contemporary pigskin over wood-bound covers, 2 clasps. (Worn, bumped and stained. 1 clasp defective). Rare first (and only) edition, not listed in VD 18, in Stintzing and Coing. – Cf. ADB 34, p. 570 – A. Soell was a Jesuit and professor of canon law in Dillingen. - This monumental work comprises six independent treatises on ecclesiastical and civil law. The book exemplifies how deeply ecclesiastical law was intertwined with economic matters (tithes, taxes) and secular administration in the 18th century, e.g. in Part 4: *De Decimis Novalium* (On the Tithes of Newly Reclaimed Lands): It regulated whether and to what extent the Church was entitled to claim the ‘tithe’ (tax revenue) even on newly cultivated land (e.g. cleared forests or drained marshes). - Slightly tanned; inside cover with ex-libris ‘Archbishop Corrigan’; stamp on endpaper; small note on title page; overall a good copy. 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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