Institutes of Hindu Law, according to the Gloss of Culluca, Comprising the Indian System of Duties, Religious and Civil

Third edition.  xx, 310pp.  Green cloth-covered boards with black lettering and decoration front and spine.  8vo.  Cloth is rubbed and rounded at corners and spine ends, some mild marks on upper panel, a little more heavily on rear panel, shelf worn, sunned over spine.  Upper text block edge dust marked, remaining edges a little spotted.  Endpapers heavily tanned, a little so, else internally neat, clean and tight. Attributed to Manu, the progenitor of humanity in Hindu theology, The Institutes of Hindu Law was compiled in its final form around 200 BCE. It is a collection of laws governing individuals, communities and nations and is an important and controversial source of information on the caste system and the status of women. It achieved  international impact through the work of Sir William Jones (1746-1794), a judge of the High Court of Calcutta and linguist, who produced the first complete English translation.