The Bow in the Cloud; or, the Negro's memorial. A collection of original contributions, in prose and verse, illustrative of the evils of slavery, and commemorative of its abolition in the British Colo

£3,750 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

First edition of the only known British antislavery gift book. This copy with a four-line inscription in Turkish which translates roughly as: “This noble image belongs especially to the lady of honour, known by her distinguished name, a refined and accomplished woman of letters. Hadi presents [or perhaps dedicates] thi

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