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Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, 1868. 6th edition. Hardcover. Very good overall. Complete, dans les Principales Matieres, par des Apercus Historiques et Politiques. 8vo. Vol I: xxii, 330pp; Vol II: xiv, 522pp. Three quarter black calf and marbled boards, with gilt titles and gilt decorated raised bands; Vol II spine rubbed at edges. In French.

Paris: Guillaumin, 1864. Second edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. 2e Edition, enrichie de nouvelles Notes et mis au courant des evenements contemporains. De Martens was a German jurist and diplomat (1756 - 1781) recognized for his important collection of treaties from 1761 on, 'Receuil des Traites'. De Martens published treatises on international law based on acquired behaviors practiced by civilized states and founded on a set of clear principles. First published in 1789. Small 8vo, Vol. I: lv, 432pp; Vol. II: 463pp. Half dark brown calf with marbled boards. Gilt title at spines, with gilt decorated raised bands.

Philadelphia: Thomas Bradford, 1795. Hardcover. ...with a list of the principal treaties, concluded since the year 1748 down to the present time indicating the works in which they are to be found". Von Martens (1756 - 1821) was a German jurist, diplomat and professor of jurisprudence at the University of Gottingen. He classified European treaty practices and outlined principles of public law; from this work he derived principles of international law which were opposed to the French revolutionary perspective of the time. His approach was "positivist"; based on the idea that the foundations of international law are found only in observable practice. Translated from the French by William Cobbett. 8vo, xix, 379pp. Includes list of the principal treaties from 1748 through 1788; and list of American subscribers, which includes Aaron Burr. Original brown leather boards rubbed & detached, but present. Spine rubbed. Internally, first leaves up to dedication loose, but present, text otherwise clean As is.… Read More