Apr 19, 2004 - Sale 2003

Sale 2003 - Lot 136

Price Realized: $ 3,450
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
DAMHOUDER, JOSSE. Praxis rerum criminalium. Woodcut illustrations. [24], 444, [52] pages. 4to, contemporary limp vellum, front joint partly cracked, lacks ties; some light dampstaining in lower margins, early ink calligraphic flourishes on endpapers. Contemporary signature of Don Juan Durán de Mendoça on title; contemporary branded ownership mark on top edges. Antwerp: apud Joannem Bellerum, 1562

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Manual of criminal procedure containing detailed discusions of the varieties of criminal behavior, with illustrations showing criminal acts, judicial proceedings, tortures, and executions.