[BILLON. François de]. - Lot 118

[BILLON. François de]. Le Fort inexpugnable de l'honneur du sexe féminin. Paris, France. Jean d'Allyer. 1555. 1 volume in-4, 19th century brown half-maroquin, spine ribbed. First edition. Portrait of François de Billon on the title page repeated on page 118; each chapter has its own each chapter has its own title page with the same framing of trophies and cannons, illustrated opposite with 2 large full-page allegorical woodcuts. Numerous initials and small figures in the margins representing a canon topped by the legend "canonade" indicating an important point in the speech. " Regulated copy. Unidentified ink signature on f. e2 r., small handwritten annotations in margin margin and lower right-hand corner of f. R4 r.