DUFRICHE DE VALAZÉ (Charles-Éléonore). Penal laws, dedicated - Lot 52

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DUFRICHE DE VALAZÉ (Charles-Éléonore). Penal laws, dedicated - Lot 52
DUFRICHE DE VALAZÉ (Charles-Éléonore). Penal laws, dedicated to Monsieur, brother of the King. Alençon, From the Printing Office of Malassis le jeune, 1784. In-8, marbled paper boards, untrimmed (modern binding). INED, n°1535. - Spengler, p. 107. First edition. Dufriche de Valazé (1751-1793) was a deputy of the Orne to the Convention. Sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court, he preferred to commit suicide by stabbing himself. In his work, he reflects on a reform of the penal system and proposes a new systematic and reasoned classification of different crimes (political, civil, domestic, etc.). pp. 314-347 touch on the question of the death penalty. Copy bound in pamphlet, with full margins and untrimmed. Light staining to a few leaves, trace left by a detached label (bookstore butterfly?) on the title.
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