(SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Abridgment of the Minutes of the Evidence . . . to Consider of the Slave
(SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Abridgment of the Minutes of the Evidence . . . to Consider of the Slave Trade. 4 volumes in 2. [2], 82; [2], 246; [2], 157; [2], 163 pages, with folding table in 4th volume. 8vo, matched contemporary ½ calf, moderate wear, lacking most of spine titles; foxing mainly to title pages; modern bookplates on front pastedowns. [London], 1789-1791 Testimony offered in parliamentary debates on the abolition of the slave trade: from slave traders, plantation managers and overseers, slave owners, physicians for slaves, and other eyewitness observers and participants. Offers disturbing first-hand accounts of the Atlantic "Middle Passage," abuses on plantations, and more. Sabin 81736-8. One other complete set traced at auction since 1964 (Swann sale, 27 March 2014, lot 3).
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(SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Abridgment of the Minutes of the Evidence . . . to Consider of the Slave Trade. 4 volumes in 2. [2], 82; [2], 246; [2], 157; [2], 163 pages, with folding table in 4th volume. 8vo, matched contemporary ½ calf, moderate wear, lacking most of spine titles; foxing mainly to title pages; modern bookplates on front pastedowns. [London], 1789-1791 Testimony offered in parliamentary debates on the abolition of the slave trade: from slave traders, plantation managers and overseers, slave owners, physicians for slaves, and other eyewitness observers and participants. Offers disturbing first-hand accounts of the Atlantic "Middle Passage," abuses on plantations, and more. Sabin 81736-8. One other complete set traced at auction since 1964 (Swann sale, 27 March 2014, lot 3).
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