CLERCQ, A. de (Alexandre Jehan Henry de). General Civil Code of the Austrian Empire, translated from the latest official edition. Paris, Imprimerie Ro

CLERCQ, A. de (Alexandre Jehan Henry de). General Civil Code of the Austrian Empire, translated from the latest official edition. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1836. 376 pp.

Description:
Important French edition of the General Civil Code of the Austrian Empire (ABGB), translated from the latest official edition by A. de Clercq. The ABGB is one of the great civil codes of continental Europe and an important landmark in the history of civil codification. The work covers fundamental areas of Austrian Civil Law, including persons, property, possession, ownership, obligations, contracts, succession and other areas of Private Law. An original nineteenth-century edition of particular interest to collectors and scholars of legal history and European codification.

Catalogue:

• Author / Translator: A. de Clercq
• Title: Code civil général de l’Empire d’Autriche
• Place: Paris
• Publisher / Printer: Imprimerie Royale
• Year: 1836
• Extent: 376 pages
• Language: French
• Subject: Civil Law
• Specialization: Comparative Civil Law / History of Codification
• Legal field: Civil
• Period: 19th century
• Condition: Foxing and age-related staining visible, particularly on the opening pages.