[Armenia]. Տատեան, Մկրտիչ [TATEAN (Mkrtich)]. Իրավունք ազգաց - Lot 137

[Armenia]. Տատեան, Մկրտիչ [TATEAN (Mkrtich)]. Իրավունք ազգաց [The Law of Nations]. Constantinople, Imprimerie Tadevos Tivitjian, 1864. In-16 square, [5] f., X-200 pp. period midnight blue half-basane, smooth spine decorated with gilt roulette (binding slightly rubbed, corners dulled, slight foxing). Rare work dealing with the idea of nationalism in relation to international law and its role in relations between nations. This was the first book printed in Armenian on this subject in Constantinople during the Tanzimat period, before the adoption of the Ottoman Empire's first constitution. It reflects the influence of European legal concepts on Armenian intellectual thought in the XIXᵉ century. Preface and dedication in French to Prince Mekerdich Dadian, by Ad. Franck.