Manuel du Président d'Assises

Paris, Marchal, Billard et Cie, 1884 ; 4to (277 x 225 mm) ; 3 unnumbered leaves, 218 pp. Half-morocco, raised bands spine, lettered. A work presenting the organisation and role of the Assize Court, its hearings and its verdicts (of acquittal, of conviction)... Spine slightly rubbed, otherwise a fine copy of this rare first edition.