first edition
1848
by Schwenken, Carl Philipp Theodor
1848. Kassel: Druck und Verlag von Theodor Fischer, 1848. Kassel: Druck und Verlag von Theodor Fischer, 1848. 1848 German Treatise on the Conduct of Public Officials Schwenken, Carl Philipp Theodor [1785-1847]. Die Amtsvergehen, Ihre Untersuchung und Bestrafung in Disziplinarischen und Gerichtlichen Wege noch Gemeinen und Besonders Kurhessischem Rechte. Nach des Verfassers Tide Herausgegeben. Kassel: Druck und Verlag von Theodor Fischer, 1848. xiv, 102 pp. Octavo (8" x 5"). Contemporary marbled boards, blank paper title label to spine. Moderate rubbing to boards and extremities. Small early owner stamp to front pastedown, two more to title page. Light foxing in a few places, interior otherwise fresh. $750. * First edition. This guidebook for minor public officials was published at the time of the Revolutions of 1848. This book was later expanded into a second volume. The table of contents lists the subjects intended for this continuation. Notably reactionary, Schwenken is best-known for his anti-Semitic 1820 treatise Uber die Beruchtigsten Judischen, Gauner and Spitzbuben [About Notorious Jews, Swindlers and Rascals]. OCLC locates 6 copies, none in North America. Bibliothek Kammergericht Berlin 1087.
(Inventory #: 52899)