Diccionario Juridico-Commercial, Porto, 1856

1856. Final Edition of a Rare Portuguese Commercial Law Dictionary Borges, Jose Ferreira [1786-1838]. Diccionario Juridico-Commercial. Porto: Typographia de S.J. Pereira, 1856. viii, 423 pp. Main text in parallel columns. Quarto (8-1/2" x 6"). Later quarter calf over pebbled cloth. Light rubbing to extremities, moderate rubbing around spine ends, a few minor nicks to spine, front hinge cracked, small law-office bookplate to front pastedown. Moderate toning to text, light foxing in a few places. A nice copy. $250. * Second and final edition. A highly regarded dictionary dealing with commercial law, commerce and political economy. According to the preface, it was intended to be a companion to the author's Codigo Commercial Portuguez (1836). It was originally published in 1839. 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.