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Maître Jean-Paul RENOUD-GRAPPIN
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GROTIUS (Hugo). The Law of War and Peace.
See original version (French)
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GROTIUS (Hugo). The Law of War and Peace.
See original version (French)
Estimate €150 - €180
Voluntary lot
Description
GROTIUS (Hugo). The Law of War and Peace. A new translation by Jean Barbeyrac [...] With the author’s own notes, which had not yet been published in French; and new notes by the translator. Leiden, published by the Company, 1759. Two volumes in-4° comprising [8], XLI, [3], 516 pp.; 517–987, [33] pp. Engraved portrait of the author on the frontispiece, 2 large vignettes on the title pages, an engraved vignette bearing a coat of arms on the dedication page. Fawn sheepskin, spine with long floral decoration, title and volume labels in havana morocco, blind-stamped fillet on the covers, double gilt fillet on the edges, red edges. (Contemporary binding).
A seminal work on international law.
From the collection of Samuel de TOURNES, with his printed bookplate. A certain Samuel de TOURNES was granted a licence to practise as a bookseller by order of the Court in 1749. He resided on Rue Saint-Dominique.
Some scuffing and a few minor wormholes to the binding, nothing serious. A fine copy.
See original version (French)
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Ref. : 226334 - 42
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