1869 Bluntschli's Staatswörterbuch. Ethical Hegelian theory of State. 3 vols. Helvetica, book

Karl Ludwig Theodor Brater (1819–1869)

Johann Caspar Bluntschli (1808–1881)

Loening, Edgar (1843-1919)

Bluntschli's Staatswörterbuch : in drei Bänden auf Grundlage des deutschen Staatswörterbuches. First Edition. [1], 815 pages; 810 pages; 1089 pages. Zürich : Frdr. Schultheß, 1869, 1871, 1872. Contemporary half calf with gilt lettering to spine. Marbled boards (these rubbed and worn). Some age spotting throughout.

Rare (No other complete copy on offer online). Johann Caspar (also Kaspar) Bluntschli (7 March 1808 - 21 October 1881) was a Swiss jurist and politician. Together with fellow liberals Francis Lieber and Édouard René de Laboulaye, he developed one of the first codes of international law and war.

Upon resettling in Germany, Bluntschli's stance was that of a liberal and he elaborated an ethical Hegelian theory of the state which was highly influential among both German and American liberals, something reflected in this dictionary.