Grotius (Hugo)

De jure belli ac pacis,

second, revised, edition, title printed in red and black with woodcut device, contemporary ownership annotation to head of title-page, struck through and marginal annotations in pencil, ruled in red throughout, near contemporary polished calf, full gilt decorated spine, joints starting to crack at head, head of spine lacking, v.sm. worm hole from Tt1 – 3D6 at head of pages not affecting text, [cf. PMM 125, first edition 1625], folio, Amsterdam, Willem Blaeu, 1631

***Grotius’ De jure belli ac pacis was "the first attempt to lay down a principle of right, and a basis for society and government, outside Church or Scripture... and is the foundation of modern international law" (PMM).