Landrecht, Policey: Gerichts- Malefitz- und andere Ordnungen. Der Fürstenthumben Obern und Nidern Bayrn. With engraved title, 8 fullpage armorial woodcuts (rep.), 12 partly fullpage woodcuts in the text . Munich, N. Henricus 1616. Contemp. pigskin ver wooden boards on 5 bands with rich blind- and roll tooling. Folio.VD 17, 1:015484M. - Pfister I, 78. - Lentner 3570. - First edition of the \b\i Codex Maximilianus . - The grand body of laws, revised by order of Maximilian I., is the first compendium of Bavarian law and was authoritative for one and a half centuries. - The fine woodcuts show life-size fish as standard measures. - Collation: Engr. title, 7 ll. (of 9; presumably lacking typogr. title and 1. l. "An den Leser"), 62 pp., 3 ll., pp. 63-94, 8 ll., pp. 95-200, 18 ll., pp. 201-406, 6 ll., pp. 407-443, 22 ll., pp. 444-728, 4 ll., pp. 729-774, 2 ll, pp. 775-793, 4 ll., pp. 794-827, 6 ll., 136 (recte 140) pp., 1 l. errata. - Somewhat foxed and with traces of damp in places, 5 ll. with mostly padded marginal blemishes, pastedowns with old ownership entry. Metal clasps removed, 2 corners scuffed. All in all fine copy of the important law book.