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LOT 254:
1788 HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF GUINEA BY BENEZET ANTIQUE IN ENGLISH ANTI-SLAVERY
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1788 HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF GUINEA BY BENEZET ANTIQUE IN ENGLISH ANTI-SLAVERY
Some historical account of Guinea, its situation, produce, and the general disposition of its inhabitants.
With an inquiry into the rise and progress of the slave trade, its nature, and lamentable effects.
A new edition.
By Anthony Benezet
London, J.Phillips ; 1788
XV, 131 pp.
- Sabin 4689. BBKL XXIX, col. 146-157. Not in Gay. -
Later cardboard binding
Size 5 3/4 by 9 1/4"
- Anthony Benezet (1713-1784) was one of the first American abolitionists.
In Philadelphia he succeeded in convincing the Quakers that slavery was incompatible with the Christian faith.
He wanted to ban slavery not only in the British Isles, but also in the colonies, which later became the United States.
His publications attracted worldwide attention, not least because he was the first to report in unsparing detail on the brutality of transport, etc. (see section V: "Violantly carry off some Negroes").
He was also the founder of the first girls' school on the American continent and the Negro School in Philadelphia.
Untrimmed
Pretitle with handwritten ownership,
title stamped on the recto.
Size 6 by 9"
Text in English
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