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1889 · 58866 — 1889. published in New York City 1889. published in New York City 1889. Early Ecuadoran Code Printed in New York City Ecuador. Codigo Penal en Materia Criminal de la Republica del Ecuador. New York: Imprenta de "Las Novedades" 1889. 148 76 pp. Octavo 9" x 6". Cloth blind frames to boards blind arms of Ecuador to front gilt title to spine endpapers renewed. Light rubbing corners bumped a few minor dampstains to boards some fading to spine. Faint dampstaining to margins internally clean. Ex-library. Small inkstamp and manuscript shelf number to title page. A nice copy. $350. Second issue. First issued in 1872 and replaced by a revised code in 1971 this penal code was important because it formally endorsed such principles as the assumption of innocence until proven guilty and the prohibition of arrests without warrants. Offenses covered include abortion adultery illegal marriages dueling and homicide among others. OCLC locates 6 copies in North American law libraries GWU Harvard Library of Congress Tulane University of Michigan Yale. Another copy located at UC-Berkeley Law School. Not in the British Museum Catalogue. unknown