Translation, by Claude Gruget, of: Silva de varia leción. Ultimamente agora emendada, y añadida la quarta parte della por el autor. Antwerp, 1554 (parts 1-4)

First French edition including the fifth part published Lyons, 1561.

First French translation published Paris, 1552.

Title surrounded by illustrative border.

Colophon: A Rouen, de l'Imprimerie de George l'Oyselet.

Part 3 has special title page: La troisieme partie des diverses leçons. De Pierre Messie gentilhomme de Seuile. Se vendent a Paris, chez Claude Micard, au clos Bruneau, à la Chaire. 1580 (leaf [313] recto)

Signatures: a-z⁸ A-Z⁸ Aa-Zz⁸ AA-KK⁸ (a1 verso, R1 verso, DD8 verso, KK6 verso, KK8 blank)

Numerous errors in foliation.

Main text divided into five parts.

Includes section of three dialogues, with special title page, but with continuous foliation and signatures: Trois dialogues de Pierre Messie, touchant la nature du soleil, de la terre, & de toutes les choses qui se font & apparoissent en l'ær. Se vendent a Paris, chez Claude Micard, au clos Bruneau, à la Chaire. 1580 (leaves [585]-620 recto). The three dialogues are taken from: Coloquios o dialogos nueuamente co[m]puestos. Seville, 1547; they were first translated into French and added to an edition of the present work published in Paris, 1556.

The dialogue on the sun includes reference to the circumnavigation of Ferdinand Magellan (leaves 590 verso-591 recto)

JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675, 1:280-281.

Sabin 48244.

Alden, J.E. European Americana, 580/49.

Palau y Dulcet (2nd ed.) 167321n.