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Atkinson, S[olomon]:

THE EFFECTS OF THE NEW SYSTEM OF FREE TRADE UPON OUR SHIPPING, COLONIES & COMMERCE, EXPOSED, IN A LETTER TO THE RIGHT HON. W. HUSKISSON, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE. BY...ESQ. OF LINCOLN'S INN.

London: James Ridgway, 1827. Disbound. 63, [1 blank] pp. Very Good. Atkinson opposes Free Trade, identifying it with the detested French Revolution, "an apology for the adoption of the wildest theories." He advocates Protectionism based on Britain's undisputed maritime might, "out of which has grown the grandeur of England."..... More

Price: $275.00

Atkinson, S[olomon]:

A SECOND LETTER TO THE RIGHT HON. W. HUSKISSON, ON THE EFFECTS OF FREE TRADE ON OUR SHIPPING, COLONIES AND COMMERCE. BY...ESQ. OF LINCOLN'S INN.

London: James Ridgway, 1827. Disbound. 51, [1 blank] pp. Small chip to blank inner margin of title page. Very Good. Atkinson continues his attack on England's new policy of Free Trade, saying it threatens England's maritime domination and "the root of all our wealth and power." He argues that "the..... More

Price: $275.00

Channing, William E.:

AN ADDRESS DELIVERED AT LENOX, ON THE FIRST OF AUGUST, 1842, THE ANNIVERSARY OF EMANCIPATION, IN THE BRITISH WEST INDIES.

Lenox, Mass. J.G. Stanly, 1842. Disbound, 38pp, scattered soil. Good+. AI 42-994 [5]. More

Price: $75.00

[Cleveland, Lewis F.]:

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CITY OF NASSAU AND ISLAND OF NEW PROVIDENCE, BAHAMAS, WEST INDIES, WITH METEOROLOGICAL TABLES, AND OTHER STATISTICS OF INTEREST TO INVALIDS & TRAVELERS.

New York: Geo. Edw'd Sears, Printer & Stationer. [1870]. 28pp. Disbound and loosened. With the original printed front wrapper [wrapper title, as issued]. Lacking the rear wrapper. Good+. "Schedule of Sailing Days of Nassau Steamers," temperature tables, resorts for consumptives, resources and other desirable qualities, and testimonial letters from General..... More

Price: $275.00

A CONTINUATION OF DR. COKE'S JOURNAL: IN TWO LETTERS TO THE REV. J. WESLEY. Thomas Coke

Coke, Thomas:

A CONTINUATION OF DR. COKE'S JOURNAL: IN TWO LETTERS TO THE REV. J. WESLEY.

London: Printed by J. Paramore, 1787. 12mo, 12pp. Lower quadrants spotted. Good+, bound in modern marbled boards. The first Methodist Bishop, Coke was "superintendent" for America and, in the course of his duties, made nine voyages to the West Indies between 1784 and 1803. These Letters, written from Dominica..... More

Price: $1,500.00

[Courtenay, Thomas Peregrine]:

OBSERVATIONS ON THE AMERICAN TREATY, IN ELEVEN LETTERS. FIRST PUBLISHED IN "THE SUN," UNDER THE SIGNATURE OF DECIUS.

London: Sold by J. Budd... 1808. [4], 2, 75, [1] pp. With the half title, on which is inscribed, "With Mr. T. Courtenay's Compliments." Disbound [spine remnant present], some dusting, Good+. The Treaty, though signed by the authorized American and British ministers, was never ratified. Having rejected it, President Jefferson..... More

Price: $375.00

Fearne, Charles:

COPIES OF OPINIONS ASCRIBED TO EMINENT COUNCIL, ON THE WILL, WHICH WAS THE SUBJECT OF THE CASE, OF PERRIN V. BLAKE, BEFORE THE COURT OF KING'S BENCH IN 1769. ADDRESSED TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE WILLIAM, EARL OF MANSFIELD. A NEW EDITION.

Dublin: H. Watts, Bookseller, 1794. pp x, 31, [1 blank]. Disbound, lightly foxed, The signatures suggest that this is part of a larger volume. Good+. Fearne was an eminent English real property lawyer and barrister of the Inner Temple who wrote a treatise on contingent remainders and executory devises..... More

Price: $75.00

BRITISH OPINIONS OF THE AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY. William Lloyd Garrison

[Garrison, William Lloyd]:

BRITISH OPINIONS OF THE AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY.

Boston: Garrison & Knapp, 1833. 36pp, stitched. Widely scattered foxing, Good+. Rejecting the racism inherent in the American Colonization Society's deportation policies, Garrison and his American Anti-Slavery Society attack Colonizationists and call for immediate emancipation of the slaves. This document prints articles by leading British abolitionists on "the practicability..... More

Price: $450.00

Jackson, Robert:

A TREATISE ON THE FEVERS OF JAMAICA, WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE INTERMITTING FEVER OF AMERICA, AND AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING SOME HINTS ON THE MEANS OF PRESERVING THE HEALTH OF SOLDIERS IN HOT CLIMATES.

Philadelphia: Robert Campbell, 1795. Original sheep [rubbed, worn, hinges starting]. Early ownership inscriptions of Nathan W. Adams [1814] on front endpapers. Half title, xi, [1 blank], 276, 19, [1 blank], [4 publ. advts.] pp Text lightly tanned and lightly foxed. Good+. "Apparently reprinted from the first London edition of..... More

Price: $350.00

JAMAICA. RETURN TO AN ADDRESS OF THE HONOURABLE THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, DATED 30 MAY 1839;- FOR,...

[Jamaica]:

JAMAICA. RETURN TO AN ADDRESS OF THE HONOURABLE THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, DATED 30 MAY 1839;- FOR, NO. 1. - COPIES OR EXTRACTS OF THE FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS TRANSMITTED TO THE MARQUIS OF NORMANDY BY THE AGENT OF JAMAICA, ON THE 7TH DAY OF MAY LAST, RELATIVE TO THE AGRICULTURAL STATE OF THAT COLONY...

[London: 1839]. 12, [1 blank], [1 docket] pp. Folio, with caption title as issued. New stitching. Very Good. Reports are printed "on the actual state of the labouring population and sugar cultivation," with disturbing news that the local magistrate prevents "the labourers from settling and working upon the properties on..... More

Price: $350.00

Jones, Mrs.:

AN ACCOUNT OF THE LOSS OF THE WESLEYAN MISSIONARIES, MESSRS. WHITE, HILLIER, TRUSCOTT, OKE, AND JONES, WITH MRS. WHITE AND MRS. TRUSCOTT, AND THEIR CHILDREN AND SERVANTS, IN THE MARIA MAILBOAT, OFF THE ISLAND OF ANTIGUA, IN THE WEST INDIES, FEBRUARY 28, 1826. BY MRS. JONES, THE ONLY SURVIVOR ON THAT MOURNFUL OCCASION. FROM THE FIFTH LONDON EDITION.

New York: T. Mason and G. Lane, For the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1837. 23, [1 blank] pp. Disbound with light but persistent spotting. Good+. The sinking of the ship Maria on a voyage between St. Kitts and Antigua, and the tragic loss of life suffered by these martyrs to..... More

Price: $75.00

ELEGANTLY WRITTEN AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, TO NEW YORK ATTORNEY FRANCIS H. UPTON, REGARDING...

Jouett, Lieutenant Commander James E.:

ELEGANTLY WRITTEN AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, TO NEW YORK ATTORNEY FRANCIS H. UPTON, REGARDING JOUETT'S CAPTURE OF A REBEL BLOCKADE RUNNER AND HIS ENTITLEMENT TO PRIZE MONEY.

U.S.S. 'Metacomet' off Mobile: May 16, 1864. [4]pp, folio sheet folded to 12-1/2" x 8", printed on rectos only. Fine. Signed at the end, "Very Respectfully &c | Your obdt Servt | Jas. E. Jouett | Lieut Comdr | U.S.N." Jouett, known as "Fightin Jim" Jouett, ended his illustrious career..... More

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SOME USEFUL OBSERVATIONS ON THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE PRESENT WAR WITH SPAIN. Sir William Keith

[Keith, Sir William]:

SOME USEFUL OBSERVATIONS ON THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE PRESENT WAR WITH SPAIN.

London: J. Mechell, [1740?]. [4], 28 pp, with the half title as issued. Disbound, else Very Good. Keith was familiar with North America: he was surveyor-general of the customs in Virginia, and Lieutenant-Governor of Pennsylvania. According to ESTC, this is the only edition. Keith justifies the War as necessary "for..... More

Price: $750.00

McClure, David:

A SERMON, DELIVERED AT ELLINGTON IN CONNECTICUT, AT THE INTERMENT OF THE REVEREND JOHN ELSWORTH, A. M. LATE MINISTER OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN THE ISLAND OF SABA, IN THE WEST-INDIES. WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE NOV. 22, 1791, AGED 29 YEARS. PUBLISHED AT THE REQUEST OF THE MOURNING PARENTS.

Hartford: 1792. 32pp, with the half title. Plain front wrap; lacks rear wrap. Ornament at top of page (7). Several attractive styles of type, including script. Stitched and untrimmed. Tanned. A few short tears at leaf edges. "Rev. M. Root" in manuscript at head of half-title; "Barzillai Green, His Book"..... More

Price: $250.00

OIL WITHOUT VINEGAR, AND DIGNITY WITHOUT PRIDE: OR, BRITISH, AMERICAN, AND WEST-INDIA INTERESTS...

Medford, Macall:

OIL WITHOUT VINEGAR, AND DIGNITY WITHOUT PRIDE: OR, BRITISH, AMERICAN, AND WEST-INDIA INTERESTS CONSIDERED. THE SECOND EDITION. WITH A PREFACE, AND ADDITIONS. TOGETHER WITH A CHART, SHOWING THE RISE AND FALL OF THE TRADE BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES.

London: Printed for W.J. and J. Richardson, Cornhill... 1807. Contemporary plain blue wrappers [spine shorn, front wrapper detached but present and with a light rubberstamp]. Untrimmed. Stitching broken. [2], xv, 110, [14] pp. Light rubberstamp at lower blank margin of last page. Foxed moderately. Large folding "Chart of Exports and..... More

Price: $375.00

[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

Price: $35.00

Phillips, W. Hallett:

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. OCTOBER TERM, 1895. NO. 986. ADVANCED. J.H.S. WIBORG, JENS P. PETERSEN, AND HANS JOHANSEN, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, VS. THE UNITED STATES. CONSTRUCTION OF SECTION 5286 OF THE U.S. REVISED STATUTES. BRIEF OF W. HALLETT PHILLIPS FOR PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR.

Washington: Judd & Detweiler, [1895]. Original printed wrappers [detached with some edge chipping] with wrapper title, as issued. Stapled as issued. 36pp, clean text. Good+. The case is an example in the long history, dating back to the dreams of Southern slavery expansionists, of American yearning to acquire Cuba..... More

Price: $350.00

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF COMMERCE AND MANUFACTURES, TO WHOM WAS REFERRED, ON THE 17TH OF...

[Privateering]:

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF COMMERCE AND MANUFACTURES, TO WHOM WAS REFERRED, ON THE 17TH OF DECEMBER LAST, THE PETITION OF HENRY STOUFFER, AND ANDREW WALLACE. 10TH FEBRUARY, 1800.

[Philadelphia: 1800]. 16pp, bound in attractive modern marbled paper over boards, printed title slip laid down on front cover. Very Good. The 'Genius' was a ship owned by the New York City lawyer [and New York's 45th Mayor] Cadwallader Colden. It captured "a French armed ship called the Columbus, on..... More

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[Roe, Sir Thomas]:

A SPEECH DELIVERED IN PARLIAMENT BY A PERSON OF HONOUR, WHEREIN IS SHEWN THE CAUSE, AND CURE OF THE DECAY OF TRADE, AND MERCHANDIZE. TO WHICH IS ADDED, THE REMARKABLE SPEECH OF SIR BENJAMIN RUDYERD, [MADE THE 21ST OF JAMES THE 1ST, 1623] CONCERNING THE WEST-INDIA TRADE, AND THE EXORBITANT AMBITION AND NATURAL WEAKNESS OF SPAIN.

[London: F. Noble, 1739]. Half title, 20pp + [1 publ. advt.] Bound in attractive modern marbled wrappers, with caption title [as issued]. Very Good. Kress and NUC supply Roe's name. His and Rudyerd's speeches were printed separately in 1641, and reprinted together here "a propos of the Spanish convention."..... More

Price: $450.00

[Shelton, Philo S.]:

THE LAW OF SPECIAL REPRISALS.

[n.p. 1858]. 30, 4 pp. Disbound. Title page toned at the margins; mild occasional foxing. Clipped ink inscription at head of title page. Good+. This learned lawyer's brief was prompted by a dispute over the ownership of so-called Aves Island, "a speck of sand in the central Caribbean, 1,230 feet..... 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

THREE MANUMISSION DOCUMENTS LIBERATING THREE CUBAN SLAVE CHILDREN. Slavery in Cuba

[Slavery in Cuba]:

THREE MANUMISSION DOCUMENTS LIBERATING THREE CUBAN SLAVE CHILDREN.

Each document a single manuscript page, 8-1/2" x 12-1/2." Each with official stamp, one also has a decorative illustrated green stamp at the head. Light wear and toning, Good+. Each document names the slaveholder and the enslaved person granted "libertad," and the cost in escudos or pesetas of that liberty..... More

Price: $1,250.00

THREE MANUSCRIPT PASSPORT DOCUMENTS, SIGNED BY CAPTAIN GENERAL AND FUTURE SPANISH PRIME MINISTER...

[Slavery in Cuba]:

THREE MANUSCRIPT PASSPORT DOCUMENTS, SIGNED BY CAPTAIN GENERAL AND FUTURE SPANISH PRIME MINISTER LEOPOLDO O'DONNELL Y JORRIS, 1ST DUKE OF TETUAN, APPROVING THE MOVEMENT OF CUBAN SLAVES.

Havana: 1845. Each document 8-1/2" x 12-1/2," entirely in ink manuscript with decorative official printed ornamentation at head of each, and signature "O'Donnell" in the left margins. Some toning and a few holes not affecting text. Good+. Leopoldo O'Donnell y Jorris, 1st Duke of Tetuán (1809-1867) was a Spaniard..... More

Price: $1,000.00

COTEJO DE LA CONDUCTA DE S.M. CON LA DE EL REY BRITANICO...HIS CATHOLICK MAJESTY'S CONDUCT...

Spain:

COTEJO DE LA CONDUCTA DE S.M. CON LA DE EL REY BRITANICO...HIS CATHOLICK MAJESTY'S CONDUCT COMPARED WITH THAT OF HIS BRITANNICK MAJESTY, AS WELL WITH REGARD, TO WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE THE CONVENTION OF THE 14TH OF JANUARY OF THIS YEAR 1739, AS TO WHAT HAS BEEN DONE SINCE; UNTILL THE PUBLICATION OF REPRISALS AND DECLARATION OF WAR. PRINTED BY AUTHORITY AT MADRID BY ANTONIO MARIN.

London: Printed for T. Cooper... [1739]. 63, [1 blank] pp. Bound in modern vellum. Early leaves dusted, minor scattered foxing. Else Very Good. "In Spanish and English, and relates principally to affairs in America" [Sabin], with particular emphasis on Florida. The book charges that the King of England authorized..... More

Price: $1,250.00

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

Price: $100.00

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