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Peixotto was an American artist, illustrator, and author. Although he was known mainly for his murals and his travel literature, his artwork also regularly appeared in Scribner's Magazine. His 1916 work Our Hispanic Southwest is famous for including the first written appearance of the ethnic slur "spic" (although, in fact, it had previously appeared with a different spelling and pronunciation)
Notes: Hard. Green cloth. Gilt to spine, and front cover with paste down. Nice. Bump to corner. Pages untrimmed. Plates present and nicely preserved. Inscribed "Helen Wagner, 1913 from Irma Bried."

Hakluyt, Richard was an English writer. He is known for promoting the English colonisation of North America through his works, notably Divers Voyages Touching the Discoverie of America (1582) and The Principall Navigations, Voiages, Traffiques and Discoueries of the English Nation (1589–1600). Hakluyt was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. Between 1583 and 1588 he was chaplain and secretary to Sir Edward Stafford, English ambassador at the French court. An ordained priest, Hakluyt held important positions at Bristol Cathedral and Westminster Abbey and was personal chaplain to Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, principal Secretary of State to Elizabeth I and James I. He was the chief promoter of a petition to James I for letters patent to colonise Virginia, which were granted to the London Company and Plymouth Company (referred to collectively as the Virginia Company) in 1606.
Renaissance diplomat and part-time spy, William Hakluyt was also England's first serious… Read More

Leather, 339p+371p. plus index. Original leather is tooled.Nice frontispiece of Pufendorf. Some cracking at spine and scuffing of leather. Gilt wearing from spine. Light bump to corners. Owner's plate inside front board: Bannerman of Elsick of the lowland Scottish clan. Also owned by John Forbes. Scottish judge. He inscribed his name on the title page. Few marginal notes. Otherwise text is nice.
Samuel von Pufendorf was a German jurist, political theorist, and historian who lived during the 17th century (1632–1694). He made significant contributions to the fields of natural law and political philosophy. Pufendorf's most influential work is his book "On the Law of Nature and Nations" (1672), which expounded his theories on natural law and its application to international relations.
Pufendorf argued that natural law is based on rational principles that govern human behavior and interactions. He believed that these principles are universal and apply to all people regardless of nationality or culture.… Read More

Half cloth. Marbling to boards. Slight pulling away of title end paper from book block. Owners name at top of title page. Otherwise nice cope. Little evidence of use. 257pp.