648 - Bindings - International Conferences of the Societies for the Relief of Wounded Soldiers of the Army and Navy, held in Paris in 1867. Published by the General Commission of Delegates. 2 parts in 1 volume. Part 1 in the 2nd revised edition. With 4 folded plates. Paris, Dupont, 1867. XVI, 372; VIII, 286 pp. Contemporary red morocco binding with gold-stamped title on the spine and monogram on both covers, gilt head and inner edges, and gold edging on three sides; inner covers and endpapers lined with silk (signed: Gruel).

Bindings - International Conferences of the Societies for the Relief of Wounded Soldiers of the Army and Navy, held in Paris in 1867. Published by the General Commission of Delegates. 2 parts in 1 volume. Part 1 in the 2nd revised edition. With 4 folded plates. Paris, Dupont, 1867. XVI, 372; VIII, 286 pp. Contemporary red morocco binding with gold-stamped title on the spine and monogram on both covers, gilt head and inner edges, and gold edging on three sides; inner covers and endpapers lined with silk (signed: Gruel). Report on one of the first conferences aimed at improving the situation of soldiers wounded in war, published just three years after the 1864 Geneva Convention. With contributions by renowned scholars, including Henri Dunant. - Decorative copy from the former Grand Ducal private library in Oldenburg; both covers bear the monogram “NFP,” surmounted by a crown; on the title page, a “P” stamp, crowned (Grand Duke Nikolaus Friedrich Peter (reigned 1853–1900)). - Binding by Léon Gruel. - Corners slightly bumped. *