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African Slave Trade:

CORRESPONDENCE WITH FOREIGN POWERS RELATIVE TO THE SLAVE TRADE. FROM JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1841, INCLUSIVE. PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT, BY COMMAND OF HER MAJESTY, 1842. CLASS D.

London: William Clowes and Sons, 1842. xiii, [1 blank], 325, [1] pp. Bound in modern blue wrappers, with copy of title page laid down on front wrapper. Lacking half title, else Fine. An indispensable primary source on England's efforts to stamp out the African slave trade. The many diplomatic exchanges..... More

Price: $500.00

A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THE PEOPLE CALLED QUAKERS; THEIR RISE, RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES AND SETTLEMENTS IN...

Benezet, Anthony:

A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THE PEOPLE CALLED QUAKERS; THEIR RISE, RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES AND SETTLEMENTS IN AMERICA. MOSTLY COLLECTED FROM DIFFERENT AUTHORS, FOR THE INFORMATION OF ALL SERIOUS INQUIRERS, PARTICULARLY FOREIGNERS. THE THIRD EDITION. BY ANTHONY BENEZET.

Philadelphia: Printed by Enoch Story, at his Printing-Office... 1783. 40pp, stitching gone. Inner margin and corner lightened [no effect on text]. Lightly toned, else Very Good. Benezet explains the Quakers' stance on slavery and the slave trade, unequivocally prohibiting their "being, in any respect, concerned in support of this..... More

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THE EPISTLE FROM THE YEARLY-MEETING, HELD IN LONDON, BY ADJOURNMENTS, FROM THE 16TH TO THE 24TH...

Friends:

THE EPISTLE FROM THE YEARLY-MEETING, HELD IN LONDON, BY ADJOURNMENTS, FROM THE 16TH TO THE 24TH OF THE FIFTH MONTH, 1791, INCLUSIVE. TO THE QUARTERLY AND MONTHLY MEETINGS OF FRIENDS IN GREAT BRITAIN, IRELAND, AND ELSEWHERE. DEAR FRIENDS,...

[London: 1791]. 3, [1]pp. Folio sheet, folded to 8-1/4" x 13-1/4." Untrimmed. Caption title [as issued]. Docketed on page [4], "The Yearly-Epistle, 1791." About Fine. "As a Christian society we have found it in our duty to promote the abolition of the Slave-trade; and, although the Legislature of this..... More

Price: $250.00

PROCEEDINGS AGAINST WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON, FOR A LIBEL. William Lloyd Garrison

[Garrison, William Lloyd]:

PROCEEDINGS AGAINST WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON, FOR A LIBEL.

Baltimore: Printed by William Wooddy, 1847. 32pp. Persistent browning at lower margins. Disbound. Good+. In 1834 Garrison was convicted in a Baltimore court of libeling Francis Todd of Newburyport, Mass, by falsely accusing him of involvement in the slave trade. The author, annoyed that Garrison attributed his defeat to bias..... More

Price: $750.00

CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES RELATIVE TO THE TREATY LATELY...

[International Slave Trade]:

CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES RELATIVE TO THE TREATY LATELY CONCLUDED AT WASHINGTON; INCLUDING INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE EARL OF ABERDEEN TO LORD ASHBURTON. 1842--43. PRESENTED TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, BY HER MAJESTY'S COMMAND, APRIL, 1843.

London: Printed by T.R. Harrison, [1843]. Folio. 19, [1 blank] pp. New stitching, light rubberstamp in upper blank portion of title page, else Very Good. England used her mighty naval power in a massive effort to stamp out the International Slave Trade. The major roadblock to a Treaty with the..... More

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Monroe, James:

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TO BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS, AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTEENTH CONGRESS.

1817. December 2, 1817. [1]. 11, [1 blank] pp, disbound, untrimmed, partially uncut. Light dustsoiling, light tanning. Good+. AI 42657. More

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[Monroe, James]:

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES...IN RELATION TO THE SUPPRESSION OF THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE. MARCH 20, 1824. [119].

Washington: 1824. 41pp, disbound, lightly foxed, last leaf trimmed closely shaving a few letters. Very Good. Secretary of State John Q. Adams provides diplomatic correspondence with England on suppressing the slave trade. Lord Canning advises that the trade, far from diminishing, "seems to acquire a fresh capacity for existence..... More

Price: $100.00

[Parliament]:

AN ACT FOR CARRYING INTO EFFECT A CONVENTION OF ACCESSION OF THE KING OF THE TWO SICILIES TO TWO CONVENTIONS WITH THE KING OF THE FRENCH FOR SUPPRESSING THE SLAVE TRADE. [10TH AUGUST 1838.].

London: George Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode, 1838. Folio. [713]-716 pp, as issued. Disbound. Very Good. This Act discusses the two recent conventions between Great Britain and France and the King of the Two Sicilies, with details regarding cruizers of the Two Sicilies which are to be employed in the..... More

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[Parliament]:

AN ACT FOR REGULATING, UNTIL THE FIRST DAY OF AUGUST ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-NINE, THE SHIPPING AND CARRYING OF SLAVES IN BRITISH VESSELS FROM THE COAST OF AFRICA. [28TH JUNE 1798.].

[London: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, Printer's to the King's most Excellent Majesty, 1798]. Folio. Disbound, pages [805]-820, as issued. Very Good. This detailed law, an important step in England's final abolition of the African slave trade, regulates the maximum number of slaves that such ships may carry;..... More

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[Parliament]:

AN ACT FOR VESTING THE FORT OF SENEGAL, AND ITS DEPENDENCIES, IN THE COMPANY OF MERCHANTS TRADING WITH AFRICA. CAP XX.

London: Printed by Mark Baskett, 1764. Folio. [1], [1 blank], 335-336pp, as issued. Disbound. Very Good. ESTC N56806. More

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[Parliament]:

AN ACT TO CONTINUE AN ACT FOR AMENDING AND CONSOLIDATING THE LAWS RELATING TO THE ABOLITION OF THE SLAVE TRADE, [25TH JULY 1828].

London: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1828. Folio, pp. 945-947, [1 blank]. Disbound, else Very Good. More

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[Parliament]:

AN ACT TO REVIVE AND CONTINUE, UNTIL SIX MONTHS AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE NEXT SESSION OF PARLIAMENT, AND TO AMEND, AN ACT FOR AUTHORIZING HER MAJESTY TO CARRY INTO IMMEDIATE EXECUTION BY ORDERS IN COUNCIL ANY TREATIES MADE FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF THE SLAVE TRADE. [14TH AUGUST 1838.] CAP. CII.

London: George Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode, 1838. 821-823, [1 blank] pp, as issued. Disbound. Else Very Good. More

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Raymond, Henry:

DISUNION AND SLAVERY. A SERIES OF LETTERS TO HON. W. L. YANCEY, OF ALABAMA.

[New York: 1860]. 36pp, disbound. Caption title [as issued], printed in double columns. Good+. The editor of the New York Times tries to reason with the South's notorious Fire-Eater and its most accomplished orator. Writing in late 1860 after Abraham Lincoln's election, Raymond says Yancey's many speeches in the..... More

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[Schenck, Robert Cumming]:

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, COMMUNICATING, IN COMPLIANCE WITH A RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE, THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN MR. SCHENCK, UNITED STATES MINISTER TO BRAZIL, AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE, IN RELATION TO THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE. MARCH 13, 1854.

1854. 33d Cong., 1st Sess. SED47. [Washington: 1854]. 14, [2 blank] pp, disbound, spine reinforced with paper tape. Light water stain running through text, else Very Good. Schenk reports on Brazil's active encouragement of and participation in the African slave trade. Despite British efforts to stamp out this traffic, "secret..... More

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[Sierra Leone]:

PAPERS RELATIVE TO THE PREVENTION OF SLAVE DEALING AT SIERRA LEONE. (IN CONTINUATION OF PAPERS PRESENTED AUGUST 12, 1853.) PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT BY COMMAND OF HER MAJESTY, AUGUST 1855.

London: Printed by George Edward Eyre... 1855. Folio, modern blue wrappers, with copy of title affixed to front wrap. Stitched. iv, 85pp, Near Fine. Informative material on the slave-trade, with lists "of children rescued from slavery, either sold from or purchased and brought into this country"; prosecutions for slave-trading..... More

Price: $450.00

[Sierra Leone]:

PAPERS RELATIVE TO THE RIGHTS OF LIBERATED AFRICANS AND THE PREVENTION OF SLAVE DEALING AT SIERRA LEONE. (IN CONTINUATION OF PAPERS PRESENTED AUGUST 12, 1853.) PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT BY COMMAND OF HER MAJESTY, AUGUST 12, 1853.

London: Printed by George Edward Eyre... 1853. Folio, modern blue wrappers, with copy of title affixed to front wrap. Stitched. 35, [1] pp. Lightly foxed, Very Good. The papers concern the treatment of Liberated Africans under British law; the continuing participation of Africans in the illicit slave trade; the..... More

Price: $450.00

Slave Trade:

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, COMMUNICATING ...COPIES OF THE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THAT OF GREAT BRITAIN, ON THE SUBJECT OF THE RIGHT OF SEARCH; WITH COPIES OF THE PROTEST OF THE AMERICAN MINISTER AT PARIS AGAINST THE QUINTUPLE TREATY, AND THE CORRESPONDENCE RELATING THERETO.

29th Cong., 1st Sess. SD377. 1846. 248pp, disbound, light fox. Very Good. A detailed review of "the state of things on the coast of Africa," the activities of England in "checking the African slave trade," and the roadblocks to establishing a treaty with the U.S. in that regard. British..... More

Price: $100.00

Slave Trade:

MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, COMMUNICATING...A REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, WITH DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.

31st Cong., 2d Sess. SED6. 1850. 43pp, disbound, light scattered foxing and wear. Very Good. On the misuse of the American flag in the African-Brazilian slave trade. The United States is "mortified" at this practice; the U.S. consul includes eye-witness reports. More

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[Slave Trade]:

CORRESPONDENCE WITH FOREIGN POWERS, NOT PARTIES TO CONVENTIONS GIVING RIGHT OF SEARCH OF VESSELS SUSPECTED OF THE SLAVE TRADE. FROM FEBRUARY 2ND TO MAY 3RD, 1839. PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT BY COMMAND OF HER MAJESTY, 1839. CLASS D. (FURTHER SERIES.).

London: William Clowes and Sons, 1839. Folio. vi, 35, [1 blank] pp. Disbound, light dustsoiling of outer leaves, moderately foxed, minor edgewear. With the half title. Two light rubberstamps on title page. Good+. An indispensable primary source on England's efforts to stamp out the African slave trade. England exchanges..... More

Price: $375.00

Stuart, Charles:

THE WEST INDIA QUESTION. IMMEDIATE EMANCIPATION WOULD BE SAFE FOR THE MASTERS- PROFITABLE FOR THE MASTERS- HAPPY FOR THE SLAVES- RIGHT IN THE GOVERNMENT- ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE NATION- WOULD INTERFERE WITH NO FEELINGS BUT SUCH AS ARE DISGRACEFUL AND DESTRUCTIVE- CANNOT BE POSTPONED WITHOUT CONTINUALLY INCREASING DANGER. AN OUTLINE FOR IMMEDIATE EMANCIPATION; AND REMARKS ON COMPENSATION.

New Haven: Hezekiah Howe, 1833. 43, [1 blank] pp. Disbound, lightly worn, Good+. The title summarizes the argument. Stuart was one of several influential British abolitionists who turned anti-slavery sentiment from gradual to immediate emancipation. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. LCP 9958. Dumond 107. More

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[Tortola]:

SLAVE TRADE...RETURN TO AN ADDRESS OF THE HONOURABLE HOUSE OF COMMONS, DATED 12TH MARCH 1827; - ...CAPTURED NEGROES AT TORTOLA. MR. DOUGAN'S FURTHER REPORT, -AND MAJOR MOODY'S REMARKS THEREON. COLONIAL DEPARTMENT, DOWNING-STREET, 11TH JULY, 1828.

[London]: Ordered, by the House of Commons, to be Printed, 12 July 1828. Folio. 157, [1 blank] pp. Bound into modern blue wrappers with wrapper label. Light scattered foxing. Near Fine. This is a report by "Commissioners appointed to inquire into the state of the Slaves, condemned to the Crown....... More

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Urban, Sylvanus:

THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE; FOR OCTOBER, 1787.

London: Printed by John Nichols, for D. Henry, [1787]. Pages [845] - 939, [1]. In addition, and not included in the pagination, is a folding frontis engraving titled 'Spes Publica;" and a full-page plate after page 852, depicting several public buildings. Disbound, trimmed closely at the last leaf but text..... More

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West Indian Proprietor, A:

SOME CONSIDERATIONS ON THE PRESENT STATE OF OUR WEST INDIA COLONIES, AND ON THE REGULATIONS WHICH INFLUENCE THEIR INDUSTRY AND TRADE. BY A WEST INDIAN PROPRIETOR.

London: James Ridgeway, Piccadilly [Shackell & Baylis], 1830. [1-title], [1], 29, [1 blank] pp, disbound. Some repaired tears at fore-edge of title page [no text loss]. Perforated library stamp in blank margin of title page, two rubberstamps. Red ink underlines throughout text. Inscribed at head of title, "Wm. Smith Esq..... More

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