Grotius The Law of War and Peace 1949 Walter Black Publishing The Classics Club series History Books Philosophy Book Gifts Rare Books
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This is a very good hardcover. 1949 Walter J Black Publishing, Published for The Classics Club. This copy is very good inside and out. The pages are very clean with no markings seen. The binding is tight and straight. Hardcover boards are also very good with only a hint of shelf wear. Crown octavo book size or 5.5" x 8" with 386 pages.
In the 1940's The Classics Club published a series of books designed to provide the general public with classic literature and works of distinction. Walter J. Black published the books and they were designed with a fine binding appearance that owners could collect and display without breaking the bank. The bindings are very nice and feature very nice sewn (not glued) bindings with red top stain to outer edge. The Classics Club logo appears on the front and title/author lettering on spine. They were handsomely displayed by owners and collected for both appearance and substance.
Grotius The Law of War and Peace has been translated for this edition by Louise Ropes Loomis. Intro by Prof. P.E. Corbett of Yale University. Grotius was an "armchair" philosopher. The main thesis of the book is that people form society or "family" of nations. Was he giving the idea of a "United Nations" 300 years ago? Possibly. He asserted a family of nations have a code to abide by. He hoped his codes would settle disputes peacefully but in the event of war, a different code of rules should apply. The Dutch philosopher became a member of a diplomatic mission to France at only the age of 15.
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