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Large 8vo (16,5 x 24,5 cm), pp. (8), 462, (1). Luxury decorative leather binding. Original front cover bound in. Illustrated with 1 map. Including a bibliography and an index.
Doctoral thesis, Faculty of Law. First edition.
Description of the judicial statute of Iceland from its colonisation in the Middle Ages till the modern period.
The work is divided into 3 sections: 1. From the discovery of Iceland till the fall of the Republic. 2. From the fall of the Republic till the establishment of Iceland as a sovereign state (1262-1918). 3. The statute of the kingdom of Iceland.
Illustrated with a map of modern Iceland. Text in French.
With the author’s dedication to general consul Dr. J. Möller.
Splendid leather binding, greater part of covers dark brown leather with floral motives, inner parts and corners with smooth blind-tooled light-brown leather. Spine with 5 compartments, 4 raised bands, gilt fleurons, gilt fillets and gilt-lettered title-shield.
Very fine copy, only upper and lower part of spine very slightly soiled.
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