[International law] Emer de Vattel. Le droit des gens. Ou Principes de la loi naturelle,

appliqués à la conduite & aux affaires des nations & des souverains, par M. De Vattel. London (= Neuchatel), n.publ., 1758, 2 vols., XXVI,541; (40),375,(1) p., woodcut title vignette, head- and tailpieces and initials, contemp. unif. vellum w. modern leather letterpieces on spine, 4to.

Old owner's annots. in pencil on half title of vol. 1. Endpapers renewed. A very good set of the scarce first edition, with intriguing owner's stamp crowned monogram "MA" (Marie-Antoinette?) on half title and title of both volumes. First edition of a classic of international law, of which the Swiss lawyer and diplomat Emer de Vattel (1714-1767) is considered the father. (total 2)