Lot 1071
1071
GROTIUS, H. In Consultationem G. Cassandri annotata. Cum necessariis a Andreae Riveti. Accessit tractatus de Christianae pacificationis & Ecclesiae reformandae vera ratione, (…). Leyden, Ex Off. Elzeviriana, 1642. 2 parts in 1 vol. W. woodcut printer's devices to ti-pp. Cont. vellum w. overl. sides. (Upper margin faintly stained at the beginning, else an excellent copy).
First edition of a very important and rare work. Just like Cassander, Grotius hoped for a reconciliation between Catholics and Protestants. W. an anonymous epigram by C. Huygens. - Ter Meulen & Diermanse 1172; Willems 538.€ 650
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