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[THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.]
True first edition.

Mémoires De La Vie Privée Écrits Par Lui-Même, Et Adressées À Son Fils ; Suivis D'un Précis Historique De Sa Vie Politique, Et De Plusieurs Pièces, Relative À Ce Père De La Liberté

This book is the first edition of the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.

Printed in French.

Printed in 1791.

The first edition was in French. This book is printed in French. This is correct.
The first English edition of 1793 is the first English edition, it is not the first edition. It was directly translated from this 1791 French book.

The American Edition from 1793 was translated from this book. The true first edition of the Autobiography was in French.

The binding is original.
Leather supple. Hinges sound. Quality rag paper.
Title page margin was professionally conservated, not affecting text.
First few pages have ink stains at the top as shown in the pictures.
Binding is original. Text is complete. The blank end papers look like… Read More

Complete in 1 volume.
Printed in 1752.
POOR condition.
Missing the final few pages.
Final page detached.
Rear cover almost detached.
Binding is original. Smellie's Midwifery. Poor condition.
Binding is original. Binding is detaching and falling apart. Poor condition.
Missing the final few pages. Final page detached. Missing blank front end paper. Rear cover almost detached. Has the title page. Binding is original. This is the original leather binding. It has significant wear as shown in the pictures. Approximately 8 inches tall.

The Koran.
Printed in 1649.
First English Edition.
Prior to this book the Koran had never before been translated into English.
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Full title:
The Alcoran Of Mahomet, Translated Out Of Arabique Into French; By The Sieur Du Ryer, Lord Of Malezair, And Resident For The King Of France, At Alexandria. And Newly Englished, For The Satisfaction Of All That Desire To Look Into The Turkish Vanities. [The Koran].
By Du Ryer, Andre

Considered an inferior translation. The later translation by Sale is held in higher regard.
Still, this 1649 book is the first edition of the Koran ever translated into the English language.
The spine is not original.
The covers are original.
Text is complete.
This book measure approximately 7 inches tall.
This is a small book.
Quality rag paper is still supple, and this book can be read.
LONDON, 1649.
FIRST ENGLISH TRANSLATION.
SMALL OCTAVO, CONTEMPORARY BOARDS (WITH SOME WEAR) WITH A NEW SPINE, NEW ENDPAPERS. THE BOOK WAS FIRST TRANSLATED OUT OF ARABIC INTO FRENCH BY THE… Read More