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Slavery In America:

Stephen, James. THE SLAVERY OF THE BRITISH WEST INDIA COLONIES DELINEATED AS IT EXISTS BOTH IN LAW AND IN PRACTICE AND COMPARED WITH THE SLAVERY OF OTHER COUNTRIES VOLUME 1 BEING A DELINEATION OF THE STATE IN POINT OF LAW (first edition)
London 1824 first edition. Joseph Butterworth and Son. Volume one is complete in itself. Very much a detailed treatment of slavery; includes vivid descriptions of abuse of slaves. Octavo, 480pp., original cloth with later paper spine. Owner signed. Good, cover faded and worn, leaves gently wrinkled throughout, one leaf has 2 inch marginal tear (no loss of text). Volume 1 only. (a13390)
$100.00 Nicholson, Jacob; Jupiter Nicholson; Job Albert and Thomas Pritchett . TO THE PRESIDENT, SENATE, AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THE PETITION AND REPRESENTATION OF THE UNDER-NAMED FREEMEN, RESPECTFULLY SHOWETH...
1797. On January 23, 1797 four freed blacks petitioned the United States House of Representatives seeking federal protection for themselves and others. Their petition was rejected. This petition is here published in The American Universal Magazine issue of February 6, 1797 at pp. 182-186. Offered is the entire February 6, 1797 issue, comprising pp. 149-208. 12mo., removed from bound volume and rebound in later wraps. This issue may have had a frontis illustration, which if so, would be lacking. Although this petition was published in the Annals of Congress, 1796-1797, its publication on February 6, 1797 is very likely its first appearance in print. A very unusual and seldom remarked upon moment in the unfortunate history of slavery in the United States. Good, light wear, a fair amount of foxing. (a49792)
$400.00 Nelson, William E. . THE IMPACT OF THE ANTISLAVERY MOVEMENT UPON STYLES OF JUDICIAL REASONING IN NIENTEENTH CENTURY AMERICA
Cambridge 1974. Offprint from the Harvard Law Review. 8vo., 53pp., wraps. VG. (a53716)
$40.00 Thompson, Edgar Tristram . THE PLANTATION - A PART OF A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE DIVISION OF THE FACULTY OF SCIENCES IN CANDIDACY FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
1935. Private Edition, Distributed by the University of Chicago. Offprint from The American Journal of Sociology. 8vo., 41pp. (plus 8pp.-Population Expansion of the Plantation System), printed wraps. Good, light wear and light soiling. Scarce. (a55191)
$95.00 Hodgman, Rev. S. A. . THE GREAT REPUBLIC JUDGED, BUT NOT DESTROYED; OR, THE BEGINNING AND END OF SLAVERY, AND THE JUSTICE OF GOD DISPLAYED IN THE DOOM OF SLAVEHOLDERS
NY 1865 2nd (1st 1864) Robert Craighead. Hardcover. Small octavo, 274pp., cloth with gilt spine lettering. Good, light brown staining on many margins, covers somewhat worn with fraying on corners and spine ends. Scarce. (a57138)
$215.00 Boardman, Henry A. . THE AMERICAN UNION A DISCOURSE DELIVERED ... DECEMBER 12, 1850, ...IN TENTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, PHILADELPHIA
Phildelphia 1851 1st Lippincott. Fifth Thousand. Octavo, 56pp., original printed grey wraps. Signed by Rev. I.(?) N. Campbell. Good plus, light creasing and soiling on front. (a59076)
$55.00 Weiss, John . REFORM AND REPEAL, A SERMON PREACHED ON FAST-DAY, APRIL 6, 1854, AND LEGAL ANARCHY A SERMON PREACHED ON JUNE 4, 1854 AFTER THE RENDITION OF ANTHONY BURNS
Boston 1854 Crosby, Nichols. Octavo, 30pp., removed and rebound in later wraps. VG. (a59079)
$45.00 Hoare, Prince (Mazzinghi, Joseph, 1765-1844) . CHAINS OF THE HEART; OR, THE SLAVE BY CHOICE IN THREE ACTS AS PERFORMED AT THE NEW-YORK THEATRE FROM THE PROMPT-BOOK.
New York 1804 D. Longworth. Libretto for opera about Moors, slaves and Europeans. 16mo., 96pp., later wraps with original title page. Good, foxed. Scarce. (a61254)
$195.00 Hodgman, Edwin R. . THE PRESENT POSITION OF OUR COUNTRY; AND THE DUTY OF THE PATRIOT AND CHRISTIAN A DISCOURSE DELIVERED JUNE 11, 1854, IN THE EVANGELICAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH LUNENBURG, MASSACHUSETTS
Fitchburg 1854 Garfield. Slavery, the Missouri Compromise, the Fugitive Slave Law. Octavo., 16pp., original printed wrap. Lacks bank rear wrap. Machine sewn binding. Small rectangle stamp on front and library stamp inside front wrap. Blind stamp on first page of text and on front. Good, lower corner of front chipped. (a61283)
$100.00 Stow, Hon. Horatio J. of Niagara County . THE ENCROACHMENTS AND EXACTIONS OF SLAVERY
January 29, 1858. Octavo, 1pp., original printed wraps. with later spine tape. Contemporary owner stamp on titlepage. Good. (a61808)
$45.00Doolittle, Hon. James R.. SPEECH ON THE BILL TO ORGANIZE THE TERRITORY OF ARIZUMA DELIVERED IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, DECEMBER 27, 1860
1860. Octavo, 16pp., later wraps. No owner marks. Good Plus. (a62313)
$55.00 Van Dyke, Henry J. . CHARACTER AND INFLUENCE OF ABOLITIONISM A SERMAN PREACHED IN THE FIRST PRESBYERIAN CHURCH, BROOKLYN...1860
NY 1860 George F. Nesbit. Abolitionism has no foundation in the Scriptures (p. 7) etc. Octavo, 31pp., original printed wraps. Signed by Van Dyke on front cover in presentation to John Clayton, Esq. Good, some soiling on cover, splitting somewhat on spine. (a63198)
$180.00 Freuchen, Peter . THE LEGEND OF DANIEL WILLIAMS
NY 1957 Second, Julian Messner. Octavo, 256pp., hardcover. VG in VG DJ. (a63302)
$25.00 Stiles, Joseph C. . SPEECH ON THE SLAVERY RESOLUTIONS DELIVERED IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHICH MET IN DETROIT IN MAY LAST
Washington 1850 Towers. Octavo, 48pp., later wraps. Good. (a66564)
$35.00 Sumner, Hon. Charles . THE LANDMARK OF FREEDOM SPEECH IN THE SENATE, FEBRUARY 21, 1854 - AGAINST THE REPEAL OF THE MISSOURI PROHIBITION OF SLAVERY NORTH OF 36 30
1854. Octavo, 16pp., later wraps. Good, paper label glued to top margin of first page. (a66567)
$24.00 Sumner, Hon. Charles . THE SLAVE OLIGARCHY AND ITS USURPATIONS - SPEECH IN FANEUIL HALL, BOSTON 1855
1855. Octavo, 16pp., later wraps. Good, light fraying of text edges, light soiling. (a66569)
$33.00 (Batchelder, Samuel) . THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE NORTH IN RELATION TO SLAVERY
Cambridge 1856 Allen and Farnham. Octavo, 15pp., later wraps. Good. (a66572)
$45.00 Emmer, P. C. (editor) . COLONIALISM AND MIGRATION; INDENTURED LABOUR BEFORE AND AFTER SLAVERY. ISBN 90-247-3253-0
1986 1st Martinus Nijhoff. ISBN 90-247-3253-0. Includes: Recruitment of African Indentured Laboureres for European Colonies, Plantation society and Indentured Labour, Engagees and Coolies on Reunion Island; French indentured Servants for America 1500-1800, etc. Octavo, 316pp., hardcover. Near Fine, slight amount of cover wear. (a66875)
$275.00 Allen, Thomas G. . LETTER FROM THOMAS G. ALLEN TO COL. THOMAS B. FLORENCE REPRESENTATIVE IN THE XXXIVTH CONGRESS FROM THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia 1856. Octavo, 16pp., later wraps. VG. (a68558)
$50.00Everett, Edward. SPEECH OF MR. EVERETT, OF MASSACHUSETTS, DELIVERED IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, FEB 8, 1854 ON THE NEBRASKA AND KANSAS TERRITORIAL BILL
Washington 1854. Octavo, 14pp. (double column), later wraps. Good, somewhat worn. (a68561)
$25.00 Wilson, Henry . TERRITORIAL SLAVE CODE - SPEECH ...DELIVERED IN THE SENATE...JANUARY 25, 1860
1860. Octavo, 16pp., original stapled wraps. Owner signed. Blind stamp of historical society. Good, light soiling and browning. (a68603)
$30.00 Thomas, Mr. of Massachusetts . REMARKS ON THE RELATION OF THE SECEDED STATES (SO CALLED) TO THE UNION, AND THE CONFISCATION OF PROPERTY AND EMANCIPATION OF SLAVES IN SUCH STATES
Washington 1862 Congressional Globe Office. Octavo, 14pp. (double column), original wraps.t. Untrimmed, and unopened. Good, slight foxing. (a68661)
$24.00 Mann, Horace . SPEECH OF MR. HORACE MANN OF MASS. ON THE RIGHT OF CONGRESS TO LEGISLATE FOR THE TERRITORIES OF THEUNITED STATES AND ITS DUTY TO EXCLUDE SLAVERY THEREFROM
Washington 1848 Gideon. Octavo, 20pp., original stapled wraps. Good. (a68662)
$24.00 Kelley, Judge (William D.) . SPEECH DELIVERED AT SPRING GARDEN HALL...1856
Philadelphia 1856 King & Baird. On slavery with 4 charts of population of whites and blacks and other importatnt statistics for New York, Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, Arkansas, Massachusets and South Carolina. Octavo, 16pp., later wraps. Good, light foxing. (a68700)
$145.00 Abbott, John S. C. . SOUTH AND NORTH; OR, IMPRESSIONS RECEIVED DURING A TRIP TO CUBA AND THE SOUTH
NY 1860 1st Abbey & Abbot. Author's particular interest was in slavery--book includes eyewitness descriptions of slave auction, slave cabins, remedy for slavery, and so on. Small octavo, 352pp., original cloth hardcover. Freont free blank removed. Good, a few small chips on cover, heel of spine worn, rear cover gently bowed and rippled. (a70027)
$120.00 Picott, J. Rupert and Walter N. Ridley . HISTORY OF THE RESTITUTION FUND COMMISSION OF THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF PENNSYLVANIA A CHALLENGE
1976 Restitution Fine. Hardcover. Octavo, 238pp., monochrome photo illustrations, red cloth. Near Fine, no DJ. (a72607)
$20.00 kansas Senator Green . IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES. MR. GREEN MADE THE FOLLOWING REPORT... COMMUNICATING A CONSTITUTION FOR KANSAS AS A STATE
"...Adopted by the Convention which met at Lecomton on Monday, 4th of September 1857". Washington 1858. 35th Congress 1st Session, Rep. No. 82. This is only Senator Green's Report, it does not include the related documents associated with this Report. Octavo, 16pp., wraps. VG. (a74549)
$25.00 Robert, Joseph Clarke . THE ROAD FROM MONTICELLO A STUDY OF THE VIRGINIA SLAVERY DEBATE OF 1832
NY 1970 AMS. Reprint of the 1941 edition. Historical Papers of the Trinity College Historical Society, Series XXIV. Octavo, 127pp., index, printed wraps. VG. (j166)
$30.00