TWO VOLUMES BOUND TOGETHER. RARE compendium of Biblical and Rabbinic Civil Law in German, arranged with consideration of later Halachic sources, with commentary and indication of sources and indices by Hirsch Bär Fassel (1802-1883), an influential rabbi and philosopher who pioneered Reform Judaism in modern-day Austria. The book is divided into four parts, each containing several sections: I.Theil, Das Personenrecht - 5 sections; II.Teil, Das dingliche Sachenrecht - 17 sections; III.Theil, Persönliches Sachenrecht - 14 sections; IV.Theil, Bestimmungen der Personen- und Sachenrechte - 4 sections (+ appendix - das Sklavengestz). [BOTH VOLUMES]: 230x155mm. [XVI+436] + [462] pages. Quarter-leather marbled Hardcover with ribbed spine. Cover rubbed and scratched. Cover edges worn. Spine rubbed and slightly peeling. Text block edges dirty/slightly stained. Ex-library copy with 2 stamps on first title page and stamp page III. Pages yellowing and slightly wavy, some pages slightly age-stained. [VOL.II]: Title page of III.Theil missing. Small pencil underlining near text on several pages. Several page edges slightly worn - no damage to text. Page 449-450 upper edge and corner missing - no damage to text. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare handbook of Jewish civil law by an eminent authority and one of the pioneers of Reform Judaism is in good condition.