Louise LABÉ. Euvres de Louïze Labé lionnoise. Revues & corrigees par ladite Dame. In-8, brown morocco, the covers entirely decorated in Renaissance style with arabesques in gilt fillet and mosaic of red, black and lemon morocco, with a hollowed-out medallion in the centre, red morocco listel framed with angular motifs on a sifted background, spine with 5 nerves decorated in the same way, edges decorated with broken gilt fillets, triple inner fillets, gilt edges, slipcase (Gruel). Brunet, III-708 // Cartier, Tournes, 335 // Tchemerzine-Scheler, III-781. 173-(1 f.) / a-l8 / 93 x 146 mm. Second edition published one year after the original and just as rare. Louise Charly, known as Labé and nicknamed la belle Cordière because of her husband's profession, was born in Lyon around 1525 and was one of the most famous women of her time in literary circles. She had received a well-rounded education from her father, having learned Greek and Latin, excelled in music and excelled at fencing and horse-riding. Dressed as a man and under the name of Captain Loys, at the age of sixteen she followed the troops sent by François I to Roussillon and took part in the siege of Perpignan under the orders of the future Henry II. Married, she devoted herself to literature and gathered around her an elegant society of poets and artists, all of whom praised her gifts and merits. She died in 1566. This edition is a verbatim reprint of the original of 1555, published by the same publisher, and only the errors have been corrected. Although it is neater and better printed than the previous edition, it nevertheless contains three minor pagination errors. The title is adorned with a large wood-engraved arabesque quatrefoil. The ornamentation is completed by a large diamond-shaped fleuron, 4 entablatures and 6 wood-engraved initials. The Débat de Folie & d'amour, in prose, is printed in round type, while the elegies and sonnets are in italics. A splendid copy in a striking binding by Gruel. Minor angular restoration to 4 leaves (g5-8) and minor restoration at the head of a few others. 8000