Danty, Georges, Boiceau, Jean

Traite De La Preuve Par Temoins En Matiere Civile...

      1737. Danty, Georges [fl. 1695-1705]. Boiceau, Jean [1513-1591]. Le Vayer de Boutingny, [Roland]. [1627-1685]. Traite de la Preuve par Temoins en Matiere Civile, Conteneant le Commentaire Latin & Francois de M. Jean Bouceau, Sieur de la Borderie, Avocat au Presidial de Poitiers, Sur l'Article 54. de l'Ordonnance de Moulins. Avec Plusiers Nouvelles Questions Tirees de Plus Celebres Jurisconsultes, & Decidees par les Arrets des cours Souveraines. Et des Observations sur Article 55. de l'Ordonnance de Moulins, & Sur le Titre Vingtieme de l'Ordonnance de 1667. Le Tout Confere Avec l'Edit Perpetuel des Archducs, Les Ordonnances, Statuts & Coutumes de Milan, De Bologne la Grasse, De Naples, De Portugal, & Des Autres Pais qui ont Rapport a l'Usage du Droit Francois sue Cette Matiere; Avec le Traite de la Preuve par Comparaison d'Ecritures, de M. Le Vayer. Paris: Quay des Augustins, 1737. [xxviii], 699 pp. Quarto (8" x 10"). Contemporary calf, blind rules to boards, gilt spine with raised bands, rouged edges, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker. Light gatoring and a few small scuffs to boards, some rubbing to extremities, corners bumped, small chip to head of spine, front hinge starting, boards slightly bowed. Toning, light inkspots, finger smudges and foxing to a few leaves, interior otherwise clean. * Fourth edition. Notable for its comparative approach and progressive, rational spirit, this well-regarded treatise on evidence was first published in 1667. It assumed its final form in the second edition, 1715, with the addition of an earlier treatise by Le Vayer de Boutingny, which was first published in 1666. The final edition, the seventh, was published in 1789. Little is known about Danty, even his first name remains a mystery. The title page states he was an "Avocat au Parlement. " Camus, Bibliotheque Choisie des Livres de Droit 149 (citing other editions). OCLC locates 2 copies in the U.S. (Yale Law & UCal Berkeley).