Translation, by Claude Gruget, of: Silva de varia lección. 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.

Part 3 has special title page: La troisiesme partie des diverses leçons, de Pierre Messie gentil-homme de Seuile. A Paris, par Claude Michard, rue S. Iean de Latran, au Loup. 1569 (leaf [321] recto)

Signatures: a-z⁸ A-Z⁸ 2a-2z⁸ 2A-2M⁸ (S1 verso, 2M7 verso, 2M8 blank)

Leaf 386 misnumb.: "586"; leaf 533 misnumb.: "333"; leaf 563 misnumb.: "593"

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'air. A Paris, par Claude Micard, rue Sainct Iean de Latran, au Loup qui taille. 1569 (leaves [601]-624, 623-624 [second count], 625-634). Title has vignette: portrait of the author which is identical with portrait on the verso of the main title page (leaf [1] verso). 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 (leaf 606 verso-607 recto)

Alden, J.E. European Americana, 569/34.

Palau y Dulcet (2d ed.) 167314.

Cioranescu, A. 16.s., 11190.

BM STC French, 1470-1600, 312.