Skip to content

Commentaires sur les Lois Anglaises ..
Click for full-size.

Commentaires sur les Lois Anglaises .. Traduits de l'anglais due la quinzième Édition par n.m. chompré. xxxi, [i], 622, [2]; [iv], 636, [2]; [vi], 594, xxviii, [2]; - 1823

by Blackstone, William

  • Used

Description

Paris: [Firmin Didot for] Bossange ... Rey et Garvier ... Aillaud, 1823. First Chompré translation, first Paris edition. Traduits de L'Anglais due la Quinzième Édition par N.M. Chompré. xxxi, [i], 622, [2]; [iv], 636, [2]; [vi], 594, xxviii, [2]; vi, 579, [3]; vi, 554, [2]; vi, 410, liv, 117, [3] pp. 6 vols. 8vo. Contemporary red half morocco and red paper-covered boards, flat spine divided into five compartments with gilt filet and gilt Greek key roll, titled and numbered in two compartments, "coiffes Lyonnaises" headcaps. Some light foxing throughout, still a beautiful, near fine set. Armorial bookplates partially removed from each volume. First Chompré translation, first Paris edition. Traduits de L'Anglais due la Quinzième Édition par N.M. Chompré. xxxi, [i], 622, [2]; [iv], 636, [2]; [vi], 594, xxviii, [2]; vi, 579, [3]; vi, 554, [2]; vi, 410, liv, 117, [3] pp. 6 vols. 8vo. A beautiful set of the first Paris edition of Blackstone's Commentaries of the Laws of England, translated by Chompré from the London edition of 1809. The first edition in French, translated from the 1770 fourth English edition by August Pierre Damiens de Gomicourt, was published in Brussels in six volumes, 1774-6. A pirated edition, it was not a particular faithful translation and was superseded by this authorized edition of 1822-3. PMM 212 (for first)
Used - Contemporary red half morocco and red paper-covered boards, flat spine divided into five compartments with gilt filet and gilt G
NZ$4,175.00
NZ$20.04 Shipping to USA
Standard delivery: 3 to 6 days
More Shipping Options
Ships from James Cummins Bookseller (New York, United States)

Details

  • Title Commentaires sur les Lois Anglaises ..
  • Author Blackstone, William
  • Binding Traduits de L'Anglais due la Quinzième Édition par N.M. Chompré. xxxi, [i], 622, [2]; [iv], 636, [2]; [vi], 594, xxviii, [2];
  • Edition First Chompré translation, first Paris edition
  • Condition Used - Contemporary red half morocco and red paper-covered boards, flat spine divided into five compartments with gilt filet and gilt G
  • Publisher [Firmin Didot for] Bossange ... Rey et Garvier ... Aillaud, Paris
  • Date 1823
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 265140

About James Cummins Bookseller New York, United States

Biblio member since 2009
Seller rating: This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Founded in 1978 by James Cummins, the firm has grown to include two New Jersey locations as well as the main store at 699 Madison Avenue (between 62nd and 63rd Streets) in New York City.

Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (During July & August, until 4:00 p.m. on Fridays.)

The Madison Avenue store is a seventh-floor oasis for book-lovers, a quiet and pleasantly furnished book room with a carefully chosen, expertly catalogued and broad-based selection of fine and rare books, autographs, manuscripts, and works of art. We have built notable private collections for American and international clients. Our stock is always changing, and our steady input from private buying and public auctions assures our clients of new surprises (and temptations!) at each visit. Our stock covers a wide range of collecting interests, with particular emphasis in the following fields: British and American Literature, Sporting Books, Private Press and Illustrated Books, 19th-Century Color Plate Books, Americana, Travel, Sets and Fine Bindings, History, and Authors' Manuscripts and Letters. Our catalogued inventory exceeds 50,000 titles, much of which can be searched on the internet. In addition, our New Jersey warehouse contains over 400,000 books in all subject areas. We might have the books you're looking for.

Terms of Sale:

All items, as usual, are guaranteed as described and are returnable within 30 days if not as described. Within the United States, all books are shipped UPS unless otherwise requested (please provide a street address). Overseas orders should specify shipping preference. All postage is extra. New clients are requested to send remittance with your orders. Libraries may apply for deferred billing. All New York and New Jersey residents must add the appropriate sales tax. We accept American Express, Master Card, and Visa. All items are subject to prior sale; prices are subject to change.

Browse books from James Cummins Bookseller