Giessen, Georg Friederich Heyer, 1808. Nice, a little later hcalf. Spine richly gilt. XIV,566,(10) pp.
Giessen, G.F. Heyer, 1828-29. Bound in 2 fine cont. hcalf, richly gilt backs. Corners on volume one lightly bumped. 3 titlepages (incl. the general title and the 2 separate). XVI,603,(1)"VI,607,(1) pp. A few scattered brownspots. A fine copy.
First edition of one of the main works by Feuerbach, founder of modern Criminal Science and Penal Law. His so-called ""psychological-coersive or intimidation theory"" occupies a prominent place in the history of the criminal sciences, as it focuses on the central problems connected to the application og psychological considerations to cases of crime.