Hugo Grotius. Two variant editions: (1) De veritate religionis christianae

Editio novissima, in qua ejusdem annotationes suis quaeque paragraphis ad faciliorem usum subjecta sunt. Amst., ex Officina Elzeviriana, 1662, (12),408 pp., contemp. mor. w. paper letterpiece on spine, 12mo.

Bookblock detached from headband; binding rubbed at spine and along extremities. Ter Meulen & Diermanse, B.G., 959; Willems 1288. The first Elzevier edition. (2) De veritate religionis christianae. Cum notis Joannis Clerici; Accesserunt ejusdem De eligenda inter Christianos dissentientes sententia, & contra indifferentiam religionum, libri duo. Editio novissima, ex collatione optimorum exemplarium emendata. London, J. Nourse, 1755, (16),320 p. (the final 5 pages bookseller's cat.), contemp. calf., gilt and ribbes spine w. mor. letterp., sm. 8vo. Fore-edge and lower endpapers inkstained; upper hinge broken but good holding on threads; lower joint splitting; worn along extremities. With armorial bookplate of Peter Broughton on upper pastedown, and owner's entry "Broughton 1765" on first free endpaper. Ter Meulen & Diermanse, B.G., 985. (total 2)