![De Iure [Jure] Belli ac Pacis, Libri Tres, Second Edition. 1631. Hugo Grotius.](/pictures/thumb/69101.JPG?v=1543860101)
The "Most Important" Edition of De Jure Belli ac Pacis Grotius, Hugo [1583-1645]. De Iure Belli ac Pacis Libri Tres. In Quibus Jus Naturae & Gentium: Item Juris Publici Praecipua Explicantur. Editio Secunda Emendatior, & Multis Locis Auctior. Amsterdam: Apud Guilielmum Blaeuw, 1631. [xxiv], 554, [46] pp. Folio (11-1/2" x.... More
![De Jure Belli ac Pacis Libri Tres, [English] Translation F W Kelsey. Hugo Grotius, James Brown Scott, Introduction.](/pictures/thumb/69053.JPG?v=1542311634)
Legal Classics Edition of De Jure Belli ac Pacis Grotius, Hugo [1535-1645]. [Scott, James Brown (1866-1943), Introduction]. De Jure Belli Ac Pacis Libri Tres. The [English] Translation by Francis W. Kelsey With the Collaboration of Arthur E.R. Boek, Henry A. Sanders, Jesse S. Reeves and Herbert F. Wright and an... More
![Jus Gentium Methodo Scientifica Pertractarum [with] The Translation. Christian Wolff.](/pictures/thumb/69011.JPG?v=1542130589)
Wolffs's Deeply Influential Treatise on Inetrnational Law Wolff, Christian [1679-1754]. Nippold, Otfried [1864-1938], Introduction. Jus Gentium Methodo Scientifica Pertractatum. The Photographic Reproduction of the Edition of 1764. Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1934. Portrait frontispiece with tissue overlay. lvi, 411, [4] pp. [With] Wolff, Christian. Drake, Joseph H., Translator. Jus... More
![De Jure Naturae et Gentium [with] Of The Law Of Nature And Nations. Samuel von Pufendorf.](/pictures/thumb/69010.JPG?v=1542130589)
Pufendorf's De Jure Naturae et Gentium with Its Standard English Translation Pufendorf, Samuel von [1632-1694]. Simons, Walter, Introduction. De Jure Naturae et Gentum Libri Octo. Oxford: At the Clarendon Press; London: Humphrey Milford, 1934. 66a, 1002 pp. Portrait frontispiece with tissue overlay. [With] Pufendorff, Samuel von. Oldfather, C.H., Translator. Oldfather... More
![De Iure [Jure] Belli Libri Tres [with] The Translation, 2 vols. Alberico Gentili.](/pictures/thumb/69009.JPG?v=1542130588)
Gentili's Landmark Treatise on War Gentili, Alberico [1552-1608]. De Jure Belli Libri Tres. Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1933. vi, [14], 742, [2] pp. Frontispiece with tissue overlay. [With] Gentili, Alberico. Rolfe, John C., Translator. Philipson, Coleman, Introduction. De Jure Belli Libri Tres. A Translation of the Text, With an... More
![De Jure Et Officiis Bellicis [with] Three Books on the Law of War. Balthazar Ayala.](/pictures/thumb/69008.JPG?v=1542130588)
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
![Juris et Judicii Fecialis [With] An Exposition of Fecial Law, 2 vols. Richard Zouche, Richard Zouch.](/pictures/thumb/69007.JPG?v=1542130588)
Pioneering English Treatise on International Law Zouch(e), Richard [1590-1661]. Holland, Thomas Erskine [1835-1926], Editor. Iuris et Iudicii Fecialis, Sive, Iuris Inter Gentes, Et Quaestionum, de Eodem Explicatio. Edited by Thomas Erskine Holland. Washington, DC: Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1911. xvi, [xvi], 204 pp. Portrait frontispiece with tissue overlay. [With] Zouch(e)... More
Study of Vitoria by a Leading Figure in Twentieth-Century International Law Scott, James Brown [1866-1943]. The Spanish Origin of International Law. Francisco De Vitoria and His Law of Nations. Oxford: At the Clarendon Press,/London: Humphrey Milford, 1934. 19a, 288, [6], clviii pp. Portrait frontispiece. Original cloth, light shelfwear and soiling... More
Carnegie Reprint of One of Bynkershoek's Principal Works Bynkershoek, Cornelius van [1673-1743]. Magoffin, Ralph van Dieman [1874-1942], Translation. Scott, James Brown [1866-1943], Introduction. De Dominio Maris Dissertatio. In One Volume. A Photographic Reproduction of the Second Edition (1744) with an English Translation by Ralph Van Deman Magoffin and an Introduction... More
Carnegie Reprint of Dana's Edition of Wheaton's Elements Wheaton, Henry [1785-1848]. Dana, Richard, Henry, Jr. [1815-1882], Editor. Wilson, George Grafton [1863-1951], Editor. Elements of International Law. The Literal Reproduction of the Edition of 1866 by Richard Henry Dana Jr. Edited, With notes by, George Grafton Wilson. Oxford: At the Clarendon... More
Voluminous Digest of Historic International Adjudications Moore, John Bassett [1860-1947], Editor. International Adjudications Ancient and Modern: History and Documents Together with Mediatorial Reports, Advisory Opinions, And the Decisions of Domestic Commissions, On International Claims. Modern Series. Publications of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. New York: Oxford University Press, 1929-1933... More
Deeply Influential International Law Treatise Zouch, Richard [1590-1661]. Juris et Judicii Fecialis, Sive Juris Intergentes, et Quaestionum de Eodem Explicatio, Qua Quead Pacem & Bellum Interdiversos Principes aut Populos Spectant, Expraecipuis Historico-Jure-Peritis, Exhibentur. The Hague: Johannis Verhoeve, 1659. xxiv, 384 pp. 12mo. (5" x 3"). Later three-quarter morocco over marbled... More
Handsome Early English Translation of De Jure Belli ac Pacis Grotius, Hugo [1535-1645]. [Morrice, John, Translator and Editor]. Of the Rights of War and Peace, In Three Volumes; In Which are Explain'd the Laws and Claims of Nature and Nations, And the Principal Points that Relate Either to Publick Government... More
"First" American Edition of Vattel's Classic Treatise Vattel, [Emmerich] de [1714-1767]. The Law of Nations: Or Principles of the Law of Nature; Applied to the Conduct and Affairs of Nations and Sovereigns. A Work Tending to Display the True Interest of Powers. First American Edition, Corrected and Revised From the... More
The First History of International Law Ward, Robert [1765-1846]. An Enquiry Into the Foundation and History of the Law of Nations in Europe, From the Time of the Greeks and Romans to the Age of Grotius. Dublin: Printed by P. Wogan, P. Byrne, W. Jones and J. Rice, 1795. Two... More
Early English Edition of Pufendorf's Law of Nature and Nations Pufendorf, Samuel von [1632-1694]. Barbeyrac, Jean [1674-1744], Prefatory Discourse. Of the Law of Nature and Nations. Eight Books. Written in Latin by the Baron Puffendorf. Done Into English by Basil Kennet. Carefully Corrected, with Two Tables. To Which Are Added... More
"Definitive" Treatise on Historical Titles in International Law Blum, Yehuda Z. Historic Titles in International Law. The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1965. xxiii, 360 pp. Cloth, gilt titles to front board and spine. Light shelfwear, internally clean. Ex-library. Location label to spine, bookplate to front pastedown, stamps to endleaves, date-due sheet... More
Judge Harlan Reflects on His Role in Arbitrating the Alabama Claims and on the Drafting of the Treaty of Washington [Manuscript]. Harlan, James [1820-1899]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, September 28, 1891]. Single leaf folded to from 9-3/4" x 7-3/4" bifolium, no transmittal envelope. Two fold lines, one vertical... More
An Adaptation of Bynkershoek Lee, Richard. [Bynkershoek, Cornelis van (1673-1743)]. A Treatise of Captures in War. Corrected, With Additional Notes. London: Printed for W. Clarke and Sons, 1803. viii, 240 pp. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5-1/4"). Nineteenth-century three-quarter morocco over marbled boards, raised bands and gilt title to spine. Moderate rubbing... More
Complete Set of Whiteman's Digest of International Law Whiteman, Marjorie M. [1898-1986]. Digest of International Law. United States Department of State. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1963-1973. Volumes. 1 to 15. Hardcover. Complete set including General Index. Cloth, light shelfwear, embossed owner stamps to front free endpapers, minor tears to... 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
Selden's Reply to Grotius Selden, John [1584-1654]. Mare Clausum Seu De Dominio Maris Libri Duo. I. Mare, Ex Iure Naturae seu Gentium, Omnium Hominum non Esse Commune, Sed Dominii Privati seu Proprietatis Capax, Pariter ac Tellurem, Esse Demonstratur. II. Serenissimum Magnae Britanniae Regem Maris Circumflui, Ut Individuae Atque Perpetuae Imperii... More
An Insider Account of the Precedent-Setting Alabama Claims Hackett, Frank W. [1841-1926]. The Geneva Award Acts: With Notes and References to Decisions of the Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims. Boston: Little, Brown, And Company, 1882. xiv, 207 pp. Octavo (9-1/4" x 5-3/4"). Original pebbled cloth, blind frames to boards... More
An Early Translation of Pufendorf's De Officio Hominis et Civis Pufendorf, Samuel von [1632-1694]. Tooke, Andrew, Translator. The Whole Duty of Man According to the Law of Nature. By that Famous Civilian Samuel Puffendorf, Professor of the Law of Nature and Nations, In the University of Heidelberg, And in the... More
A Contemporary Response to the Chesapeake-Leopard Affair [Impressment]. [United States]. All Impressments Unlawful and Inadmissible. Boston: Published and Sold by William Pelham, [c. 1808]. 12 pp. Octavo (9-1/4" x 5-3/4"). Stab-stitched pamphlet in self wrappers, untrimmed edges. Light browning, light soiling to exterior, a few minor stains, upper corner lacking... More