Publisher's Synopsis
Title: Codification proposal to all nations professing liberal opinions, or, Idea of a proposed all-comprehensive body of law: with an accompaniment of reasons applying all along to the several proposed arrangements: these reasons being expressive of the considerations by which the several arrangements have been presented, as being in a higher degree than any other, conducive to the greatest happiness of the greatest number of the individuals of whom the community in question is composed: including observations respecting the hands by which the original draught of work of the sort in question, may, with most advantage, be composed: also, intimation, from the author, to the competent authorities in the several nations and political states expressive of his desire and readiness to draw up, for their use respectively, the original draught of a body of law, such as above proposed.Author: Jeremy BenthamPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP03888700CollectionID: CTRG02-B166PublicationDate: 18220101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: Supplement covers correspondence and testimonials between Bentham and representatives of various foreign powers, some of which are translated from the originals.Collation: 78 p.; 22 cm
