De Iure Belli ac Pacis Libri Tres, In Quibus Jus Naturae & Gentium...
Handsome Edition with Grotius's Final Revisions and an Attractive Allegorical Title Page by Romeyn De Hooghe Grotius, Hugo [1535-1645]. De Iure [Jure] Belli Ac Pacis Libri Tres, In Quibus Jus Naturae & Gentium, Item Juris Publici Praecipua Explicantur. Editio Nova Cum Annotatis Auctoris, ex Postrema Ejus Ante Obitum Cura Accesserunt Annotata in Epistolam Pauli ad Philemonem, et Dissertatio de Mari Libero. Amsterdam: Apud Joannem Blaeu, 1670. [viii], xviii, 620, [104], [6], 28, [1] pp. With copperplate portrait of Grotius and copperplate allegorical title page. Octavo (8" x 4-3/4"; 20 x 12 cm). Contemporary calf, gilt and blind frames and corner fleurons to boards, rebacked with gilt-edged raised bands and lettering piece to spine, gilt tooling to board edges, edges of text block rouged, endpapers renewed. Light rubbing and a few minor scratches to boards, moderate rubbing to extremities, small chip to head of front joint, which is starting, corners bumped and worn, hinges cracked, faint offsetting to endpapers, early ownership signature (of W. Burton) to verso of copperplate portrait, which is trimmed at left margin with possible minor loss to image. Attractive copperplate allegorical title page by Romeyn De Hooghe [1645-1708] followed by second title page printed in red and black with small woodcut printer device, woodcut initials. Light toning to interior, light soiling and foxing to a few leaves, tiny ink annotation to second title page. An appealing copy. $1,500. * Reissue of the 1667 Blaeu edition, which is based on the final edition produced by the author. With De Mari Libero and the Annotata in Epistolam Pauliad Philemonem, a commentary on St. Paul's Epistle to Philemon. First published in 1625, De Jure Belli ac Pacis established the framework for modern international law. Grotius pioneered the concept of droit naturel (natural law)-a morality-based system intended to transcend the specific laws of individual nations. Significantly, Grotius argued that these principles would remain valid even in the absence of divine authority, a revolutionary step that steered jurisprudence toward its modern, secular path. This edition is notably enhanced by the work of Romeyn de Hooghe, the preeminent Dutch engraver of the late 17th century. His masterful allegorical title page pr.
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