Beschreibung:

circa 22 x 13,5 cm., 3 ff., 300 pp.. Contemporary wrapper Rare first edition of this large collection of legal discussions and decisions about the freedom of the press, censorship, foreign books, the publication and circulation of books in general, copyright (droit de propriete), prosecution and sentencing etc. - Jean Guillaume Locré de Roissy (1758-1840) was an eminent French jurist and secrétaire général du Conseil d?État not only under Napoleon but due to his merit also at the time of the Restauration. The present work presents arguments that go back to the time of Napoleon and are meant as suggestions for the new laws concerning the press that were passed in 1819.

Bemerkung:

- Minor foxing, rubbed, uncut and in the original wrapper with printed label to spine.