WICQUEFORT. Abraham de. - Lot 348

WICQUEFORT. Abraham de. Memoirs concerning ambassadors and public ministers. The Hague. Steucker. 1677. 1 small volume in-8, full red morocco, triple gilt fillet framing spine, gilt edges, interior gilt roulette. Sentenced to life imprisonment for high treason, Wicquefort wrote these "Mémoires touchant les ambassadors and public ministers" from his Dutch prison, from which he escaped in 1679. In them, he explains the functions and duties of the ambassador, as well as diplomatic ceremonial illustrating them with examples from recent history; he presents his vision of modern diplomacy while He presents his vision of modern diplomacy and argues for the protection and immunity of ambassadors. The most complete edition, published one year after the original. Some foxing. Modern CMP bookplate and red EC wetstamp on title page. A fine copy in full red morocco.