1. A FUNDAMENTAL WORK ON PROPERTY ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF ROMAN LAW

Savigny, Friedrich Karl (von). Traitè de la possession d'après le principes du droit romain [...]. Bruxelles, Société Belge de Librairie Hauman et Comp., 1840.

4to (230x145 mm), contemporary quarter vellum on handcolored paper, gilt decorations and titles on label at spine, pp. [4, second and last blanks], III, [1, blank], 463, [1, blank].

Fundamental work on property by the renowned German jurist F.K. von Savigny. The work is focused on the details of the concepts of ownership in legal matters, for example on acquisition and lost, debarment , juris quasi possessio and modification happened in Roman Law.

First Edition in French based on the German sixth edition, translated by the lawyer Jules Beving.

Friedrich Karl von Savigny (1779-1861) was a renowned German jurist, politician and philosopher, coming from Lorraine. After studies in many German Universities he became tenured of Jurisprudence in Berlin. He wrote a famous treatise on Ownership (Das Recht des Besitzes , 1803) and was the founder of the so called German Historical School of Law. From 1842 to 1848 he was ministry of the Prussian State.

References: OCLC 9390141.


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2. A COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL ESSAYS ON RIGHT

Savigny, Friedrich Karl (von). Ragionamenti Storici di Diritto [...] tradotti dall'originale tedesco e preceduti da un discorso da A. Turchiarulo. Parte I. ( II e III ). Napoli, Tipografia all'Insegna del Diogene, 1852.

4to (224x143 mm), half calf binding on wine-colored percaline, gilt tooled titles and decorations at spine, sand colored fly leaves, pp. XLI, [3, first and last blanks], 145, [3, first and last blanks], 130, [2, last blank], 135, [5, first and last three blanks], 88.

First Italian edition of this collection of historical essays on Right by Karl von Savigny translated in Italian for lawyer and students. Founder of the German Historical School of Law, Savigny opposed to the positive conception of law, the authoritativeness of Ius commune , the custom, that was effective in Germany together with the written law.

Friedrich Karl von Savigny (1779-1861) was a renowned German jurist, politician and philosopher, coming from Lorraine. After studies in many German Universities he became tenured of Jurisprudence in Berlin. He wrote a famous treatise on Property (Das Recht des Besitzes , 1803) -see previous lot- and was the founder of the so called German Historical School of Law. From 1842 to 1848 he was ministry of the Prussian State.

References: OCLC 797928436 (only two copies in USA: Columbia University and Harvard).



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3. A DIGEST OF ROMAN LAW FOR THE UNIVERSITIES

[Roman Law Digest] Ronga, Giovanni. Elementi di diritto romano. Torino, UTET, 1870.

3 volumes bound together, 4to (225x145 mm), half calf binding on hand colored paper, gilt-tooled titles and decorations at spine, pp. 371, [1], 364, [4], 350, [4, last three blanks].

Roman Law digest, edited by Giovanni Ronga, teacher at Torino University.

The work, to be used by students, includes the discussion about the juridical relationship between people and things, obligations regulation and Inheritance law.

Giovanni Ronga (XIX century) was lawyer and Roman Law teacher. He published many specific treatises, among them Della condizione giuridica dei figli nati fuori di matrimonio (1873), regarding children born outside the regular marriage.

Provenance: gilt–tooled ownership note Not. Sturla at last spine-section.

References: OCLC 797261382 (3 copies in USA).



ITALIAN TRANSLATION:
3 volumi legati insieme in-4to (225x145 mm), legatura in mezza pelle su carta colorata a mano, nome dell'autore, titolo dell'opera ed elementi decorativi impressi in oro al dorso, pp. 371, [1], 364, [4], 350, [4, le ultime tre bianche].

Compendio di diritto romano a cura di Giovanni Ronga, professore di Istituzioni di Diritto Romano presso l'Università di Torino. Il testo, redatto ad uso degli studenti, comprende la trattazione dei rapporti giuridici tra persone e con le cose, il diritto delle obbligazioni e le norme sulla successione ereditaria.

Giovanni Ronga (XIX secolo) fu avvocato e docente di diritto romano. Pubblicò numerosi trattati specifici, tra i quali Della condizione giuridica dei figli nati fuori di matrimonio (1873).

Provenienza: Nota di possesso Not. Sturla impressa in oro all'ultimo scomparto.

1. Good copy.
2. Binding slightly worn at spine, losses restored at the outer edges of the last pages, not affecting text. Honest but modest.
3. Light and uniform browning to the leaves due to the quality of the paper, minor traces of use; overall, a very fine copy.