CODEX OF MAIN AND CORRECTIONALPUNISHMENTS
Bilingual text, Polish-Russian
Warsaw 1847, in Printing House of the Government Commissary of Justice, pp. [4], 943, [5]; format 14x22.5cm
HARDCOVER IN HALF LEATHER OF THE PERIOD, FLAT SPINE WITH GILT, PAGE EDGES STAINED YELLOW
Criminal Code for the Kingdom of Poland introduced by Tsar Nicholas II, prepared on the basis of the 1818 collection of laws, revised and amended. A rare document of Russian legislation in the Polish territories.
Contains a complete, detailed list of punishments for all possible crimes and offenses, including a section on violations of mint laws (including counterfeiting of coins and banknotes) contained in paragraphs 47 through 505 on pages 379-387.
Condition DB scuffs, rubbing of cover edges, loss of veneer on rear face restored contemporaneously; partially removed owner's entry, minor staining of margins of several pages, browning of paper in places
