Hugo grotus (5 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. REBOUND WITH SIMPLE CARDBOARD, OWNERS NAME ON FIRST PAGE, THIS IS A LATE EDITION. In 1618 Grotius was sent to prison for his Arminian theological sympathies, by order of the Calvinist Prince Maurice of Nassau, but he escaped and settled in Paris. This is his most famous book, intended as a handbook for the use of Dutch sailors traveling to the Far East, is De Veritate Religionis Christianae (1627). Grotius gives "evidence" of the truth of the Christian religion and refutes paganism, Judaism, and Islam. He concludes his defense of Christianity with an admonition for all Christians to live simple, devout lives in peace and harmony. During his lifetime De Veritate was translated into English, French, and German; after his death 144 editions and translations were published, including an Arabic edition in 1660 and an Urdu edition in 1839. Richard Baxter recommended the Arab translation to the East India Company.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Classics Club Edition. Binding in grey cloth with red title box on spine, gold-colored print. Cover has red Classics Club logo with gold-colored print. Red headedge tint. Yellow endpapers. A few light fox spots on foredge. Page 423/424 has a vertical fold . No dust jacket as published. Contents are tight sound and unmarked. 466 pages. We have twenty books of this Classic Club Edition,` Will group for one money.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 5th or later Edition. REBOUND WITH MARBLED CARDBOARD, ANTIQUE OWNERS NAME ON FIRST PAGE, THIS IS A SEVENTH EDITION. In 1618 Grotius was sent to prison for his Arminian theological sympathies, by order of the Calvinist Prince Maurice of Nassau, but he escaped and settled in Paris. This is his most famous book, intended as a handbook for the use of Dutch sailors traveling to the Far East, is De Veritate Religionis Christianae (1627). Grotius gives "evidence" of the truth of the Christian religion and refutes paganism, Judaism, and Islam. He concludes his defense of Christianity with an admonition for all Christians to live simple, devout lives in peace and harmony. During his lifetime De Veritate was translated into English, French, and German; after his death 144 editions and translations were published, including an Arabic edition in 1660 and an Urdu edition in 1839. Richard Baxter recommended the Arab translation to the East India Company.…

Leather. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Fifth Edition. Copyright date 1700, fifth edition, leather bound over boards with gold bordering on the front board. No tears, bent pages, previous owners label on the inside front cover. No Dust Jacket. All page edges tinted. Much wear to the outer boards and to the spine. Text and illustrations are still bright and clean, binding is secure, a solid book. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Ex-library. Ex-library copy with label removed from spine (with a very small nick). Ink stamp on half-title page and on title page. Newer buckram library binding. There is an approx. 5" split to the upper end of the front hinges. Covers have heavy wear to the rear upper outer corner and slight wear to other corners. First few leaves are lightly foxed and have damp stains to the lower edges. Half-title page is missing paper from the lower edge which has been repaired.…