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PENAL CODE. Manuscript. 1810. In-8, 16 x 23.5...

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PENAL CODE. Manuscript. 1810. In-8, 16 x 23.5 cm. paperback with vellum cover and ribbon and string stitching. (1f.)-78-(1p. blank)-79 to 124. Bluish laid paper, legible and regular brown ink writing, cover from a notarial deed with handwritten inscription. Handwritten copy of the Penal Code. It bears a title indicating that it was made on the original and only official edition / in Paris / from the imperial printing house / 1810, with a small engraved vignette, laminated. The last leaf bears the name of Monsieur Dessaignes / av(oca)t. This manuscript is a perfect testimony to the importance of the Penal Code from the moment it was first published.