Four Lectures on Subjects Connected with Diplomacy

1868. Bernard, Montague, [1820-1882]. Four Lectures on Subjects Connected with Diplomacy. London: Macmillan, 1868. viii, 205 pp. Original red cloth with gilt lettered spine and blind frames to boards. Deckle edges. Moderately worn. Ex-library with ink shelf location label to foot of spine. Bookplate of Joseph M. Gleason to front pastedown. Card pocket to rear pastedown. Date due slip to rear free endpaper. Number stamp to verso title page, otherwise internally clean. $125. * The four lectures provide an overview of key diplomatic topics and milestones: Lecture I: The Congresses of Westphalia. This lecture examines the pivotal treaties of 1648, which ended the Thirty Years' War and established the modern nation-state system and diplomatic framework; Lecture II: Systems of Policy. This section explores different national policies and objectives that have guided states' diplomatic relations; Lecture III: Diplomacy Past and Present. Bernard discusses the historical evolution of diplomatic methods and how they were conducted up to his contemporary period; Lecture IV: The Obligation of Treaties. The final lecture focuses on the legal and moral principles surrounding international treaties, a cornerstone of international law and diplomacy. Gleason [1869-1942] was a Catholic priest, historian and collector. Contents: lecture I. The Congresses of Wesphalia; Lecture II. Systems of Policy; Lecture III. Diplomacy Past and Present; Lecture IV. The Obligation of Treaties.