The Most Excellent Hugo Grotius His Three Books Treating of the.

Grotius, Hugo; Evats, William, Translator

Published by Publication Date: 1682

1st Ed. of the 1st Complete English Translation. First Edition of the First Complete English Translation, With a Pictorial Title Page Grotius, Hugo [1535-1645]. Evats, William [c.1606-1677], Translator. The Most Excellent Hugo Grotius His Three Books Treating of the Rights of War & Peace. In the First is Handled, Whether any War be Just. In the Second is Shewed, The Causes of War, Both just and Uujust [sic]. In the Third is Declared, What in War is Lawful; That is, Unpunishable. With the Annotations Digested Into the Body of Every Chapter. London: Printed by M[argaret] W[hite] for Thomas Basset, 1682. [vi], xxi, [5], 220, 361-572, [32] pp. Pagination irregular. Text complete, epistle to the reader bound after preface. With copperplate pictorial added title page. Title page printed in red and black. Folio (12-1/2" x 7-3/4"; 31.75 x 19.7 cm). Contemporary paneled calf, rebacked, blind rules and corner fleurons to boards, raised bands, blind fillets, lettering piece and gilt date to spine, gilt tooling to board edges, edges of text block rouged, hinges reinforced. Light rubbing and some scuffs, scratches and small stains to boards, rubbing and light wear to board edges, corners bumped and worn, front joint cracked, hinges starting, later and recent bookplates (of William Priestly, The Halifax Literary and Philosophical Society, Craig Burns and Dr. and Mrs. H.R. Knohl) to front pastedown and free endpaper, front endleaves detached. Light toning to interior, occasional very faint dampstaining to lower outer corner not affecting text, light soiling to title page, light soiling to margins in a few places, small fox-spots to a few leaves. $3,500. **THIS DESCRIPTION IS TRUNCATED DUE TO CHARACTER LIMITS. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR A COMPLETE VERSION.** * First edition of the first complete translation in English. First published in Paris in 1625, The Rights of War and Peace established the system of modern public international law, based on the concept of "droit naturel," a morality-based law that superseded the personalities of individuals or nations. Grotius describes the situations in which war is a valid tool of law enforcement and outlines the principles of armed combat. Though based on Christian natural law, Grotius advanced the novel argument that his system would still be valid if it lacked a divine basis. In this regard he pointed to the future by. Seller Inventory # 79280

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Title: The Most Excellent Hugo Grotius His Three ...
Publication Date: 1682
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: 1st Ed. of the 1st Complete English Translation
Edition: 1st Edition