Grotius, Hugo [1535-1645]. [Scott, James Brown (1866-1943), Introduction]. De Jure Belli Ac Pacis Libri Tres. The Law of War and Peace. The [English] Translation of the 1646 Amsterdam edition by Johan Blaeu, by Francis W. Kelsey With the Collaboration of Arthur E.R. Boak, Henry A. Sanders, Jesse S. Reeves and..... More

Vattel, E[mmerich] de [1714-1767]. The Law of Nations or the Principles of Natural Law Applied to the Conduct and to the Affairs of Nations and of Sovereigns. Translation of the Edition of 1758 by Charles G. Fenwick. With an Introduction by Albert De Lapradelle. Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Institution of Washington..... More

Gentili, Alberico [1552-1608]. De Legationibus Libri Tres. Volume One: A Photographic Reproduction of the Edition of 1594, with an Introduction by Ernest Nys, And a List of Errata. New York: Oxford University Press, 1924. 38a, [16], 231, [3] pp. Original cloth hardcover, some soiling and light shelfwear, spine darkened, small..... More

Bynkershoek, Cornelius Van [1673-1743]. Van Deman Magoffin, Ralph, Translator. De Dominio Maris Dissertatio. A Photographic Reproduction of the Second Edition With an English Translation. New York: Oxford University Press, 1923. 105, [352-429] pp. Original cloth, soiling, light shelfwear, spine darkened, internally clean. $45. * Part of the Carnegie Classics of..... More

Gentili, Alberico [1552-1608]. Abbott, Frank Frost, Introduction. Hispanicae Advocationis Libri Duo. Volume One. The Photographic Reproduction of the Edition of 1661, With an Introduction by Frank Frost Abbott, and a List of Errata. New York: Oxford University Press, 1921. 44a, [16], 274, 2 pp. Original cloth, moderate shelfwear and soiling..... More

Zouche, Richard [1590-1661]. Juris et Judicii Fecialis, Sive Juris Intergentes, et Quaestionum de Eodem Explicatio. Vol. I. A Reproduction of the First Edition (1650), With Introduction, List of Errata, And Table of Authors. Washington: Published by the Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1911. [x], xvi, 204 pp. Frontispiece. Original cloth, some..... More

Comprehensive Victorian-Era Treatise on International Law Wildman, Richard [1802-1881]. Institutes of International Law. London: William Benning & Co., 1849-1850. Two volumes in one. viii, 203; vi, 436 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/4"). Near-contemporary pebbled cloth, gilt-stamped library name to front board and foot of spine, gilt library insignia to rear..... More

Marsden. R.[eginald]. G.[odfrey], ed. Documents Relating to Law and Custom of the Sea. [n.p.]: The Navy Record Society, 1915-1916. 2 volumes. xxxiii, 561; xl, 457, [5] pp. Later brown cloth hardcover with gilt stamped spines. Ex-library with property stamps, else very good. $85. * A very important collection of maritime..... More

An Early Example of International Arbitration [Treaties]. [First Anglo-Dutch War, 1652-1654]. Articles of Peace, Union and Confederation, Concluded and Agreed Between his Highness Oliver Lord Protector of the Common-Wealth of England, Scotland & Ireland, And the Dominions Thereto Belonging. And the Lords the States General of the United Provinces of..... More

In a Dust Jacket Bynkershoek, Cornelius van [1673-1743]. Quaestionum Juris Publici Libri Duo. Volume I. A Photographic Reproduction of the Edition of 1737, with a List of Errata, and a Portrait of Bynkershoek. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1930. viii, [30], 417, [2] pp. Publisher's mustard cloth hardcover with light wear, in..... More

A Leading British Statesman Discusses Extradition Treaties Lewis, Sir George Cornewall [1806-1863]. On Foreign Jurisdiction and the Extradition of Criminals. London: John W. Parker and Son, 1859. 78 pp. Octavo (8-3/4" x 5-1/2"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in self-wrappers, wrappers carefully reattached with added tissue at spine, most signatures unopened. Light toning..... More

Fine-Press Facsimile of the First Edition of the Consolato del Mare [Consolato del Mare]. Bohigas, Pedro, Preface. Llibre del Consolat de Mar: Reproduccion Facsimil de la Edicion Principe (?Barcelona. Hacia 1484?). Barcelona: [Graficas Marina], 1953. 46, [268] pp. Printed publisher stiff wrappers, untrimmed edges, most signatures unopened. Negligible light soiling..... More

First Edition of Wheaton's History of the Law of Nations Wheaton, Henry [1785-1848]. Histoire des Progres du Droit des Gens en Europe Depuis la Paix de Westphalie Jusqu'au Congres de Vienne. Avec un Precis Historique du Droit des Gens Europeen Avant la Paix de Westphalie. Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus, 1841. x...... More

Gallatin and Webster Discuss the Establishment of the U.S.-Canadian Border Gallatin, Albert [1761-1849]. Webster, Daniel [1782-1852]. A Memoir of the North-Eastern Boundary, In Connexion with Mr. Jay's Map. Together With a Speech on the Same Subject, By the Hon. Daniel Webster; Delivered at a Special Meeting of the New-York Historical..... More

Westerman, Gayl S. The Juridical Bay. New York: Oxford University Press, 1987. vii, 290 pp. Illustrated with black and white drawings. Publisher's blue cloth hardcover with gilt stamped spine, fine, in a very good dust jacket. $15. * "This first work in the new Oxford Monographs in International Law Series..... More

An Influential Work on European Maritime Law Azuni, D[omenico] A[lberto] [1749-1827]. Johnson, William, Translator. The Maritime Law of Europe. Translated from the French. New York: Printed by George Forman for I. Riley & Co., 1806. Two volumes. xxxii, 424; viii, 430, [1] pp. Octavo (8" x 5"). Contemporary mottled calf..... More

Wheaton, Henry [1785-1848]. Elements of International Law. Edited, with Notes, by Richard Henry Dana. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1866. Reprint. Birmingham: Legal Classics Library, 1991. xliv, 748 pp. Calf, decorative gilt stamping, raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker. Fine. $20. * "On his own merits Wheaton..... More

An Adaptation of Bynkershoek Lee, Richard. [Bynkershoek, Cornelis van (1673-1743)]. A Treatise of Captures in War. London: Printed for W. Sandby, 1759. viii, 264 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"). Recent paper-covered boards, contrasting spine with morocco lettering piece, endpapers renewed. Negligible light rubbing to extremities, front and rear joints just..... More

Kelsen "At His Best" [C] Kelsen, Hans [1881-1973]. Law and Peace in International Relations. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1942. xi, 181 pp. Cloth very good in lightly soiled and moderately worn dust jacket, light toning to text. $250. * First edition. The text of Kelsen's Oliver Wendell Holmes Lectures, 1940-1941..... More

Murders of Newborn Children [War Crimes Trials]. Brand, George, Editor. Trial of Heinrich Gerike, Georg Hessling, Werner Noth, Hermann Muller, Gustav Claus, Richard Demmerich, Fritz Flint, Valentina Bilien (Velpke Baby Home Trial). With a Foreword by H. Lauterpacht. London: William Hodge and Company, [1950]. liv, 356 pp. Plates. Original red..... More

Scarce Complete British Edition of the Nuremburg Trials [Nuremberg Trials]. [International Military Tribunal]. The Trial of German Major War Criminals: Proceedings of the International Military Tribunal Sitting at Nuremberg Germany. London: His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1946-1951. Complete set; 23 parts in 23 books, Part 23 an index. [With] Opening Speeches..... More

First Edition of the Standard English Textbook on Grotius Rutherforth, Thomas [1712-1771]. Institutes of Natural Law Being the Substance of a Course of Lectures on Grotius de Jure Belli et Pacis Read in S. Johns College Cambridge. In Which are Explaned the Rights and Obligations of Mankind Considered as Individuals..... More

A Handsome Copy of One of the Great Landmarks of International Law Suarez, Francisco [1548-1617]. Tractatus de Legibus, Ac Deo Legislatore, In Decem Libros Distributus. Naples: Ex Typis Fibrenianis, 1872. 2 volumes. [vi], 378; [iv], 680 pp. Main text in parallel columns. Quarto (10-1/2" x 7"). Contemporary quarter morocco over..... More

"The First True Scholar and Writer on Modern International Law" Gentili, Alberico [1552-1608]. De Legationibus, Libri Tres. Omnibus Omnium Ordinum Studiosis, Praecipue Vero Iuris Civilis Lectu Utiles, Ac Maxime Necessarii. Hanover: Apud Guilielmum Antonium, 1594. [xvi], 231, [1] pp. Octavo (5-3/4" x 3-1/2"). Contemporary flexible vellum, blind rules to boards..... More

James Kent on International Law Kent, James [1763-1847]. Abdy, J[ohn] T[homas] [1822-1899], Editor. Kent's Commentary on International Law, Revised with Notes and Cases Brought Down to the Present Time. Cambridge: Deighton, Bell and Co.; London: Stevens and Sons, 1866. xx, 484, 12 pp. Main text followed by 12-page publisher catalogue..... More

Chitty's Edition of Vattel Vattel, Emmerich de. Chitty, Joseph Chitty. The Law of Nations; or Principles of the Law of Nature, Applied to the Conduct and Affairs of Nations and Sovereigns. From the French of Monsieur De Vattel. With Additional Notes and References by Edward D. Ingraham, Esq. Originally published..... More

Loring, Charles G. [1794-1867]. Neutral Relations of England and the United States. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1863. iv, 116 pp. Octavo (10" x 6"). Stab-stitched pamplet in printed wrappers, untrimmed edges. Moderate shelfwear and light soiling, chip to fore-edge of front wrapper, moderate toning to interior, light foxing..... More

A Code of Land Warfare Holland, Thomas Erskine. The Laws of War on Land (Written and Unwritten). Originally published: Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908. viii, 150 pp. Reprinted 2009 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584776598; ISBN-10: 1584776595. Hardcover cloth. New. $22.95 * Holland [1835-1926] analyzed the proceedings of the international..... More

An Interesting Case Concerning Libel and Extraterritoriality [Moore, John Bassett (1860-1947)]. Report on Extraterritorial Crime and the Cutting Case. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1887. 130 pp. Quarto (10" x 7-1/2"). Contemporary three-quarter morocco over marbled boards, raised bands and gilt title to spine. Moderate rubbing to boards and extremities..... More

Ohlin, Jens David. The Assault on International Law. New York: Oxford University Press, 2015. xi, [1], 289 pp. ISBN: 9780199987405. Cloth hardcover in fine dust jacket in a Mylar cover. First edition. $15. * International law presents a conceptual riddle. Why comply with it when there is no world government..... More

Gentili, Alberico [1552-1608]. Abbott, Frank Frost, Introduction. Hispanicae Advocationis Libri Duo. Volume One. The Photographic Reproduction of the Edition of 1661, With an Introduction by Frank Frost Abbott, and a List of Errata. New York: Oxford University Press, 1921. 44a, [16], 274, 2 pp. Original cloth, moderate shelfwear and soiling..... More

First Edition of a Classic Study of International Law and the Laws of Armed Conflict Bynkershoek, Cornelius van [1673-1743]. Quaestionum Juris Publici, Libri Duo, Quorum Primus Est de Rebus Bellicis, Secundus de Rebus Varii Argumenti. Leiden: J.V. Kerckhem, 1737. [xxiv], 384, [32] pp. Quarto (7-3/4" x 6"). Contemporary calf, rebacked..... More

A "Celebrated Cause" Involving an American Privateer [Trial]. General Armstrong (Privateer), In Re. Reid, Samuel C[hester] [1818-1897], Editor. The Case of the Private Armed Brig of War Gen. Armstrong. Containing Letters and Documents Referring to the History of the Claim: Brief of Facts, and Authorities Cited: Arguments of Charles O'Conor..... More

An Important Forerunner to Grotius Ayala, Balthazar [c.1548-1584]. Westlake, John [1828-1913], Editor. De Jure Et Officiis Bellicis Et Disciplina Militari Libri III. Washington: Carnegie Institution, 1912. [vi], xxvi, [9], 226, [6] pp. Frontispiece with tissue overlay. [With] Ayala, Balthazar. Bate, John Pawley, Translator, Notes. De Jure Et Officiis Bellicis Et..... More

With a New introductory Essay by Benjamin Ferencz Taylor, Telford. Nuremberg and Vietnam. An American Tragedy. Chicago: Quadrangle Books, [1970]. xxvii, 224 pp. Reprinted 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. With a New Introductory Essay entitled "Will We Finally Apply Nuremberg's Lessons?" by Benjamin Ferencz, Chief Prosecutor for the United..... More

Landmark Study of Nazi Law Fraenkel, Ernst. The Dual State: A Contribution to the Theory of Dictatorship. Translated From the German by E.A. Shils, in Collaboration with Edith Lowenstein and Klaus Knorr. Originally published: New York: Oxford University Press, 1941. xvi, 248 pp. Reprinted 2006, 2010 by The Lawbook Exchange..... More

Vinogradoff on International Law Vinogradoff, Sir Paul. Butler, William E., Editor. On the History of International Law and International Organization: Collected Papers of Sir Paul Vinogradoff. Edited and with introductory and other materials by William E. Butler, John Edward Fowler Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of the Vinogradoff Institute..... More

"The Father of International Law" Grotius, Hugo [1583 1645]. . De Jure Belli ac Pacis Libri Tres, in quibus Jus Naturae & Gentium, item Juris Publici praecipua explicantur. Cum Annotatis Auctoris, ejusdemque Dissertatione de Mari Libero; ac Libello singularis de Aequitate, Indulgentia, & Facilitate: Nec non Joann. Frid. Gronovii V.C...... More

Autograph Note by a Distinguished Judge of the Permanent Court of International Justice Loder, Bernard C.J. [1849-1935]. [Furman, Alfred A. (b. 1856)]. [Autograph Note, Signed, On Netherlands Postal Service Post Card, The Hague, February 28, 1935]. 3-3/4" x 5-1/2" postcard, addressed and stamped on verso. Light edgewear and moderate toning..... More

Baty, T., and J.H. Morgan. War: Its Conduct and Legal Results. Originally published: London, John Murray, 1915. xxviii, [ii], 578 pp. Reprinted 2005, 2014 by The Lawbook Exchange. ISBN-13: 9781584775737. ISBN-10: 1584775734. Hardcover. Slightly Damaged. Small bump to top of spine. Else good. $40. * The authors argue that the..... More

Important Early Treatise on Maritime Law Molloy, Charles [1646-1690]. De Jure Maritimo et Navali: Or, a Treatise of Affairs Maritime and of Commerce. In Three Books. London: Printed for John Bellinger, 1682. [xxiv], 433, [15] pp. Two-page copperplate pictorial frontispiece, three-page publisher advertisement. Large octavo (7-3/4" x 5-1/4"). Contemporary calf..... More

Two of Bynkershoek's Most Important Works Bynkershoek, Cornelius van [1673-1743]. Conradi, Franz Karl [1701-1748], Editor. Opuscula Varii Argumenti, Nunc Primum Collecta Atque in Duos Tomos Distributa. Cum Praefatione D. Francisci Caroli Conradi. Halle: Sumtibus Ern. Gottl. Crugii, 1729. Two volumes. [iv], 5-28, [6], [5]-424, [24]; [ii], 3-407, [29] pp. [Bound..... More

Kelsen, Hans. The Law of the United Nations. A Critical Analysis of Its Fundamental Problems. Originally published: New York: Frederick A. Praeger, [1964]. xvii, 994 pp. Reprinted 2000, 2011 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584770770; ISBN-10: 1584770775. Hardcover. Cover bumped and corners and head of spine. Else fine. $120..... More

Kelsen, Hans. The Law of the United Nations. A Critical Analysis of Its Fundamental Problems. Originally published: New York: Frederick A. Praeger, [1964]. xvii, 994 pp. Reprinted 2000, 2011 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584770770; ISBN-10: 1584770775. Hardcover cloth. New. $150. * First published under the auspices of The..... More

Kelsen's Systematic Study of International Law Kelsen, Hans. Principles of International Law. Originally published: New York: Rinehart & Company, Inc. [1952]. xvii, 461 pp. Reprinted 2012 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616193058. ISBN-10: 1616193050. Paperback. New. $49.95 * Arguably his most important work, Principles of International Law was published..... More

Coll, Alberto R., James S. Ord and Stephen A. Rose, Editors. Legal and Moral Constraints on Low-Intensity Conflict. International Law Studies 1995 Volume 67. Newport, Rhode Island: Naval War College, [1995]. xix, 387 pp. Hardcover. Fine. $20. More

Moore, John Norton, Editor. Law and Civil War in the Modern World. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, [1974]. xxv, 648 pp. Reprinted 2009, by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. With a new introduction for this edition by John Norton Moore, Walter L. Brown Professor of Law, Director, Center for National..... More

Phillipson, Coleman. Termination of War and Treaties of Peace. New York: Dutton, 1916. xix, 486 pp. Reprinted 2008 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584778608. Cloth. Cover lightly bumped, page edges soiled. Else very good. $60. * Reprint of the sole edition. Phillipson [1878-1945] considers methods of terminating wars with..... More

Vinogradoff on International Law Vinogradoff, Sir Paul . Butler, William E., Editor. On the History of International Law and International Organization: Collected Papers of Sir Paul Vinogradoff. Edited and with introductory and other materials by William E. Butler, John Edward Fowler Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of the Vinogradoff..... More

Franklin, Carl M. The Law of the Sea: Some Recent Developments (With Particular Reference to the United Nations Conference of 1958). International Law Studies series volume 53. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1961. viii, 312 pp. Ex-library. Publisher's blue gilt stamped cloth hardcover, moderate shelfwear. Shelf location label at..... More