First Editions from Merchants Rare Books

The Koran. Printed in 1649. First English Edition. Prior to this book the Koran had never before been translated into English. ——— 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… Read more about this item

[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… Read more about this item

London: Harding, Mavor, & Lepard, 1823 - 1834. FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING. Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain. Engraved from Authentic Pictures in the Galleries of the Nobility and the Public Collections of the Country. With Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Their Lives and Actions. By Edmund Lodge, Esq. Written in pencil on the front end… Read more about this item