International Courts of Arbitration. 4th Edition

1912. Balch, Thomas Willing. International Courts of Arbitration. Fourth Edition. Philadelphia: Allan, Lane and Scott, 1912. viii, 68 pp. Original red quarter calf over marbled boards. Gilt lettered spine, 2 raised bands. Edges rubbed, corners worn. Internally clean. A good copy. $75. * "This important work shows the development of international law by marking an earlier stage before the Hague Conference or 'literature' on the subject had made the phrase a household expression. It further shows the occasional character of legal growth. It is a book of great interest to legal philosophers, not because of its instructiveness, but by way of illustration, and to them we recommend it." J.L., Journal of the American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology 3 (1912) 933.