Verlag: London: Printed for W. Innys and R. Manby, J. and P. Knapton, D. Brown, T. Osborn, and E. Wicksteed, London, 1738
Anbieter: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, USA
Zustand: Good. Folio. 24 x 38cm.Contemporary roan covers with modern calf spine.Pages fresh.OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:1015483533Physical Description:[4], xxxvi, 817 [i.e. 809, 1] pages ; 38 cm, 2°;With contents pages at 739, and index at p.762;Half-title: 'Hugo Grotius on war and peace'Pp. 545-548 and 770-779 are omitted and pp. 553-556 and 738, 739 are repeated, but text and register are continuousTranslated and edited by John Morrice, with the assistance of Edward Littlehales and John Spavan (cf. Journal for eighteenth century studies, vol. 32, no. 2 (2009), p. 173).Heraldic book-plate of George Tollet Esq 'Prudentia Adversis'.Provenance: Estate of Joaquin Romero Maura. Mr Maura, great-grandson of a five-time prime minister of Spain, lived in the UK for most of his life and co-directed the Iberian Centre with the illustrious historian Sir Raymond Carr. Joaquín Romero Maura - died lin June 2022 at the age of 81, at a senior home in Zaragoza, Spain. The historian - who held a PhD from Oxford University - was widowed and childless. He had been a confidante of the former Spanish king.Joaquín Romero Maura (Niza, 1940-Zaragoza, 5 de junio de 2022) fue un historiador español. Destacó por su obra La rosa de fuego, un estudio sobre el obrerismo barcelonés de la primera década del siglo xx.Heavy book.