Dissertation apologetique pour le bien-heureux Robert d'Arbrisselles, fondateur de l'Ordre de Font-Evraud. Sur ce qu'en a dit Monsieur Bayle dans son dictionaire historique et critique.

Antwerp [= Amiens?], '"pour Henry Desbordes, libraire d'Amsterdam", 1701-1702

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2 parts in 1 vol., 8vo: [4]-315-[1], 93-[2-1 bl.] pp. (title underl.).

Contemp. quarter sheep, gilt flat spine (head def.). Good copy.

Very rare first edition of this work on Robert d'Abrissel (1045-1116), the founder of the Order and the influential Abbey of Fontevraud (Anjou), in the form of a letter to P. Bayle. Attributed by Barbier to M. Soris (monk of Fontevraud), by Celani to G. Daniel. Complete with the very rare supplement "Eclaircissemens, notes, critiques, ou additions" with date "1702" on title.
Ref. Barbier I:1055 ("Amiens"). - STCN (2, not in KB; doesn't mention suppl.). - BnF. - Not in STCV.
Prov. "De la bibliotheque des peres cordeliers de Nantes" (contemp. ms. entry). - Count Augustin Le Roy de la Potherie de Neuville (Angers 1779-1843; ms. entry). - André Bizouillier (1902-1978), Angers writer and bibliophile (stamp).