[Anabaptists] Histoire des anabaptistes,

contenant leur doctrine, les diverses opinions, qui les divises en plusieurs Sectes, les Troubles qu'ils ont causez, & enfin tout ce qui s'est passé de plus considérable à leur égard, depuis l'an 1521, jusques à present. Amsterdam, Jacques Desbordes, 1699, (6),280 p., with engraved frontispiece and 16 plates, contemporary polished calf, both boards with the coat of arms of Jean Joseph de Bourguignon-Bussière (1721-1789), Marquis de la Mure inside triple gilt line border, ribbed and gilt back with morocco title shield (sm. defects, lovely copy).

The scarce first Dutch edition of this work by Lambertus Hortensius (1500-1574), supported by François Catrou (1659-1737). This edition is an adaptation and extension of the work of Hortensius, Tumultuum anabaptistarum liber unus, published in 1548. PiCarta lists only 13 plates for our edition, for the second edition (1700, also at Desbordes) a total of 16 plates are listed.