De iure belli ac pacis libri tres.

8vo: [4]-xlii-[6]-xxxvii-[1]-1034, 43-[33] pp. (some dampstaining in the upper margins).

Contemp. vellum, central gilt coat of arms on covers, flat spine.

Later edition (first Paris 1625) of Grotius' masterwork, annotated by J. de Barbeyrac (1674-1744) and edited and pref. by M. Tydeman (1741-1825). Ill. with an engr. portrait of Hugo Grotius and an engr. front. by W.d. Broen. Followed by a text of "Mare Liberum" (first 1609) on maritime law and the right of free navigation and another treatise "De Aequitate, indulgentia et facilitate".
Ref. Ter Meulen/Diermanse 611. - Dekkers 70:36. - Spoelder, Arnhem 2. - STCN.
Prov. Arnhem prize binding, with prize awarded to "Jacobus Ludovicus Nijhoff" on "aestivo 1794" (loosely inserted).