Kaaterskill Books

Witte, Petrus (Petrum) de.

Wederlegginge der Sociniaensche Dwalingen, Uyt-gegeven, Na voosgaende Visitatie en Approbatie des E. Classis [Three Volumes in One].

Amsteldam: Baltes Boeckholt, en Arent van den Heuvel, boeckverkoopers, in compagnie, 1662. [16], 200, [4], [8], 287, [3], [2], [10], 263, [5] pp. [pp. 5-12 skipped in pagination in v. 3]. 8vo. Contemporary vellum, embossed in blind, partial ribbon ties. Nieuwlijcks door den autheur vermeerdert en verbetert (Third edition). A good copy, split at top half of front joint, boards soiled, engraved title with small repair affecting image and one letter on verso, first few leaves a bit ragged at edges with small chips to corners, light dampstain mainly to fore edge or corner of leaves. Bibliographia Sociniana 4409. Item #36027

Anti Socinian work by the Calvinist theologian Petrus de Witte (1622-1669), pastor of the Reformed Church, first, at Hoorn in Weot Friesland; secondly, at Delft; and finally at Leyden, and author of the popular much reprinted "Catechizing upon the Heidelberg Catechism." First published with a slighlty different title in Delf in 1655, the work went through two more editons, a second in 1858-1861, and this, the third, a year later. OCLC shows nine copies, all but one in the Netherlands.

Price: $950.00