A Treatise on International Law, and A Short Explanation of the Jurisdiction and Duty of the Government of the Republic of the United States
by GARDNER, Daniel
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About This Item
Troy: N. Tuttle, 1844. 12mo (19cm). Brown cloth, blindstamped, titled in gilt on spine; plain endpapers; [i]-xii [13]-315pp. Spine title reads "Moral Law of Nations and American Polity." Tight and unfaded, but gently cocked, lightly rubbed, paper lightly browned with occasional spots of foxing: Very Good.
An effort to explain the "elementary" moral "principles which God has made for the government of all nations," to foster "peace, justice and mercy" (v-vi). SABIN 26641.
An effort to explain the "elementary" moral "principles which God has made for the government of all nations," to foster "peace, justice and mercy" (v-vi). SABIN 26641.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56382
- Title
- A Treatise on International Law, and A Short Explanation of the Jurisdiction and Duty of the Government of the Republic of the United States
- Author
- GARDNER, Daniel
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- N. Tuttle
- Place of Publication
- Troy
- Date Published
- 1844
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- Spine
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- 12mo
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- Tight
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- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Gilt
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- Cloth
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