C.A. Régnier. RECUEIL DES LOIX CONSTITUTIVES DES COLONIES ANGLOISES, CONFÉDÉRÉES SOUS LA DÉNOMINATION D'ÉTATS-UNIS DE L'AMÉRIQUE-SEPTENTRIONALE. A Philadelphie, et se vend à Paris: Chez Cellot & Jombert, 1778. In modern patterned green cloth-covered boards. 12mo; [12], 370pp. Text in French. ESTC W41802.

7 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.

From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C.

This early look at American law in various locations resulted in a glowing letter to Benjamin Franklin that reads, in part: "The laws that I have assembled as monuments of human wisdom; they constitute the purest democracy that has yet existed; they already seeming to bring happiness to the peoples who submit to them..."

Professionally bound, preliminaries and final leaf restored; light age toning to text, scattered foxing, occasional light grime, fraying; very good condition.