Diccionario Juridico-Commercial, Porto, 1856

1856. Porto, 1856. 2d & final ed.. Porto, 1856. 2d & final ed. Final Edition of a Rare Portuguese Commercial Law Dictionary Borges, Jose Ferreira [1786-1838]. Diccionario Juridico-Commercial. Porto: Typographia de Sebastiao Jose Pereira, 1856. viii, 423 pp. Main text in parallel columns. Quarto (8-1/2" x 6"; 21.5 x 15 cm). Contemporary tree sheep, lettering piece, gilt ornaments and small owner label to spine, marbled endpapers. A few minor nicks, some rubbing to extremities, corners lightly bumped, small owner bookplate to front pastedown, front free endpaper partially detached. Light toning to text, light foxing to some leaves, recent owner signature to front endleaf, early owner stamp ("Thomaz Fiel Gomes Ramalho / Advogado / Evora") to title page. A nice copy. $250. * Second and final edition. This highly regarded dictionary dealing with commercial law, commerce and political economy was originally published in 1839. According to the preface, it was intended to be a companion to the author's Codigo Commercial Portuguez (1836). Borges was an eminent jurist and state official who played an important role in Portugal's Liberal Revolution of 1820, which established Portugal as a constitutional monarchy. Both editions of this dictionary are rare. OCLC locates 2 copies of the first in North American law libraries (Harvard, UC-Berkeley), 1 of the second (at the Library of Congress). Catalogo da Livraria de Azevedo-Samodaes 1204.