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Paris, 1806. [iv], 246; [iv], 108, 4 pp. First Edition of the Code de Procedure Civile with Early Annotations by a Breton Lawyer [Code Napoleon]. [Lucas de Peslouan, Eugene Marie (1791-1873)]. Code de Procedure Civile. Edition Originale et Seule Officielle. Paris: De l'Imprimerie Imperiale, 1806. [iv], 246 pp. Interleaved. [Bound with] [Code Napoleon]. Table Alphabetique et Raisonnee des Matieres Contenues dans le Code de Procedure Civile. Paris: De l'Imprimerie Imperiale, 1806. [iv], 108, 4 pp. Octavo (8" x 5"; 20.3 x 12.7 cm). Contemporary sprinkled sheep, blind rules to boards, lettering piece and gilt ornaments to spine, edges of text block rouged, blind tooling to board edges. A few scuffs to boards, considerable rubbing to extremities with wear to spine ends and corners, front joint cracked, front board beginning to separate but secure, front free endpaper edgeworn and partially detached, minor worming (?) to final text leaf and rear free endpaper at center of hinge. Light toning, annotations to rectos and versos of most interleaves, most likely by Eugene Marie Bonaventure Lucas de Peslouan, a few manuscript notes in same hand laid in, "Lucas-Peslouan" to title page of Code. $2,500. * First Edition. Issued two years after the landmark Code Civil, the Code de Procedure Civile served as a foundational pillar of the Napoleonic legal system, remaining in force in France until 1970. The Table Alphabetique bound alongside it is the essential companion index volume. The extensive annotations date from roughly 1810 to 1820, precisely tracking the early career of Eugene Marie Bonaventure Lucas de Peslouan, an attorney from a prominent Breton dynasty of lawyers and notaries. Rather than mere summary, Lucas de Peslouan's notes represent a rigorous intellectual engagement with the new law. Written on nearly every interleaf, his commentary spans from quick analytical phrases to dense paragraphs. He frequently cross-references laws from the Revolutionary era and early Empire, shapes procedural questions, and utilizes a practical Q&A format. Example from the text ("Proceedings Before the Courts"): "The claims directed against undivided successions in the national domain, do they fall under judicial or administrative jurisdiction?" Answer: "They must be prosecuted admi.
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