Il Contratto di Assicurazione nel Medio Evo, Genoa, 1883

1884. The Medieval Origins of the Insurance Industry Bensa, Enrico [1848-1931]. Il Contratto di Assicurazione nel Medio Evo: Studi e Ricerche. Genoa: Tipografia Marittima Editrice, 1884. [xviii], 238 pp. Stiff-paper wrappers bound into quarter cloth over marbled boards, gilt title to spine. Light rubbing to boards, moderate rubbing to extremities, corners bumped and lightly worn, early owner stamp to front free endpaper, author presentation inscription to head of front wrapper. Light browning to interior, light foxing in places. An attractive copy of a scarce title. $250. * Only edition. Bensa traces the early development of post-Roman insurance law and the insurance industry, which occurred in the Italian states during the middle ages. A French translation was published in 1897. OCLC locates 6 copies of the 1884 edition in North America, 3 in law libraries (Columbia, Northwestern, University of Wisconsin). British Museum Catalogue (Compact Edition) 2:950.