Explication de la Loi-Grammont. Loi du 2 Juillet 1850 [Explanation of The Grammont-Law. Passed July 2nd 1850].

£100 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

A very rare epehemeron issued by a now ancient French Society for the protection of animals, Grammont’s Law punished public abusers of domestic animals with fines of between five to fifteen francs and/or from one to five days in prison. Very rare, one copy only on OCLC at the BNF, cited in *Le Musée d’Histoire de la Justice’*s only Bibliographie de l’histoire de la justice francaise. Provenance: the dog section of The LSD Library , Julio Mario Santo Domingo has inscribed “Louis’s books” near the top edge of the cover. Louis Santo Domingo was his dog, after which his library was named.

• Binding: Hardcover

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