The History of the Rise, Progress, and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade by the British Parliament [1816 abridged edition]

Clarkson, Thomas

Verlag: Printed by R. Porter, No. 97, Market-Street, 1816

Beschreibung

Wilmington: Printed by R. Porter, No. 97, Market Street, 1816. First of this edition, "abridged by Evan Lewis", from Clarkson's 1808 comprehensive history. Original full leather, small 8vo. Front board missing, rear board detached, leather label and spine intact, but creassed. Text is lightly foxed throughout, minor chipping to edge of title page. A light pencil signature across title, which could be important, a few pencil marks in text. The purpose of the abridgement is stated in the "Advertisement" to this edition: "BY the publication of a compendium of that history, presented in a cheap form, the important and instructive matter contained in it, would thus be more generally diffused among the people.the work was undertaken at the request of a committee of the American Convention of delegates from different Abolition Societies in the United Stataes, which committee has recommended the publication of it in its present form". Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 288112

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The History of the Rise, Progress, and ...

Verlag: Printed by R. Porter, No. 97, Market-Street

Erscheinungsdatum: 1816

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fair

Auflage: First Edition.