NARRATIVES OF REMARKABLE CRIMINAL TRIALS
London: John Murray, 1846. 1st English language edition. Cloth. 1st English language edition, 1846. A Good+ book. 8vo., 368 pp., bound in dark blue decorated cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Ex-library with all faults. Spine is dulled, call letters at base. Tips, edges and top/base of spine rubbed through at spots. Previous owners book plates as well as signatures inside front cover. Blind stamp on title page. Front and rear hinges showing webbing. Paper is age toned with very occasional light foxing, title page is tanned. Good +. Item #36467
Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach (14 November 1775 – 29 May 1833) was a German legal scholar. His major achievement was a reform of the Bavarian penal code which led to the abolition of torture and became a model for several other countries.
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