De Iure Belli Ac Pacis Libri Tres, In Quibus Ius Naturae Et Gentium...
A Deluxe Copy of the Standard Critical Edition in a Fine Binding Grotius, Hugo [1583-1645]. Molhuysen, P.C., Editor. van Vollenhoven C., Preface. De Iure Belli Ac Pacis Libri Tres, In Quibus Ius Naturae Et Gentium, Item Iuris Publici Praecipua Explicantur Cum Annotatis Auctoris. Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff. 1919. xv, 752 pp. Contemporary morocco, blind rules to boards, gilt title to spine, all edges gilt, gilt dentelles, gilt rules to board edges, marbled endpapers, ribbon marker. Light fading, moderate rubbing and a few nicks to spine, some wear to head of spine, negligible light wear to corners, front joint starting, front hinge cracked, rear board just beginning to separate but secure, light toning to text, recent owner inscription to front free endpaper. Book housed in moderately shelfworn pebbled cloth slipcase with marbled-paper interior. $350. * A deluxe copy of the standard critical Latin edition of Grotius's magnum opus of 1625, which established the framework of modern international law. A work of painstaking philological research, this edition is based on the final version edited by the author, which issued posthumously in 1646. Differences between this edition and those of 1632 and 1642 are noted and the author of each text quotation is identified with reference to modern editions. A list of Grotius's citations is also included. Ter Meulen and Diermanse, Bibliographie des Ecrits sur Hugo Grotius 615.
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