De Jure Belli ac Pacis Libri Tres. 1712. with Extensive Annotations

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Amsterdam, 1712. 1712 Edition of De Jure Belli ac Pacis With Extensive Contemporary Annotations by a French Law Professor Grotius, Hugo [1583-1645]. Gronov (Gronow), Johannes, Editor. De Jure Belli ac Pacis Libri Tres, In Quibus Jus Naturae & Gentium, Item Juris Publici Praecipua Explicantur. Cum Annotatis Auctoris, Ex Postrema Ejus Ante Obitum Cura. Accesserunt Ejusdem Dissertatio de Mari Libero, & Libellus Singularis de Aequitate, Indulgentia, & Facilitate. Nec non Joann. Frid. Gronovii v.c. Notae in Totum Opus De Jure Belli ac Pacis. Amsterdam: Ex Officina Wetsteniana, 1712. [xiv], xxxiv, 946, [94] pp. Copperplate allegorical title page, copperplate portrait of Grotius. Octavo (7-3/4" x 4-3/4"; 19.7 x 12.1 cm). Contemporary calf, raised bands and lettering piece to spine. Shallow scuffing to boards, moderate rubbing to boards and extremities, small chips to ends of rear joint, corners bumped and somewhat worn, front joint starting, bit of bookplate residue to front pastedown. Main title page printed in red and black. Moderate toning to interior, light foxing in a few places, extensive contemporary annotations to large sections of text, struck-through owner name (?) and inscription to front free endpaper, another struck-through inscription and a note dated 1735 identifying the annotator as Jean-Baptiste Boucher de Begnicourt to its verso, owner inscription dated 1843 of Charles Gourand [1823-1876], the historian and economist, to verso of portrait frontispiece, small (unidentified) hand-drawn coat of arms to foot of title page. $7,500. **THIS DESCRIPTION IS TRUNCATED DUE TO CHARACTER LIMITS. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR A COMPLETE VERSION.** * Later Gronov edition. First published in Paris in 1625, De Jure Belli ac Pacis established the system of modern public international law, based on the concept of droit naturel, an immutable morality-based law that superseded the personalities of individuals or nations. Though based on Christian natural law, Grotius advanced the novel argument that his system, like a mathematical axiom, would still be valid if it lacked a divine basis. In this regard he pointed to the future by moving international law in a secular direction. Our 1712 edition includes Mare Liberum (1609), Grotius's influential treatise on maritime law and the right of free navigation. Boucher de Begnicourt.…

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De Jure Belli ac Pacis Libri Tres. 1712. with Extensive Annotations
Author
Grotius, Hugo; Gronov (Gronow),Johannes, Editor
Publication year
1712
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Hardcover
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Amsterdam, 1712.
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