Vattel (Emerich von)

Le Droit des Gens ou Principes de la Loi Naturelle Appliqués à la Conduite et aux Affaires des Nations et des Souverains, 2 vol. bound in one, half titles, titles in black and red with woodcut printer’s device, initials, head- and tailpieces, errata leaf at rear, a little occasional soiling, some worming to central gatherings, contemporary mottled calf, marbled endpapers, a.e.r., a little rubbed and scuffed, lower hinges cracked, a little wormed, 4to, [T165742], London, n.p. [Neuchâtel, Droz], 1758.

*** The imprint is false, place of publication from Weller. Published during the Seven Years' War and based on the works of Grotius and Pufendorf, the treaty is a milestone in the history of modern international law and diplomacy. It was quickly translated into all European languages, exerting its influence all the way to America.