The History of the Rise, Progress, and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade

by the British Parliament by Thomas Clarkson

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First edition

First edition. Three engraved plates 2 folding . 4 , 572; 2 , 592pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Early smooth tan calf, spine with raised bands in six compartments, the bands colored black, repair to one joint, some wear and fading. Minor foxing, minor separations on folding plates. Provenance: Jacob Pleydell-Bouverie, 2nd Earl of Radnor signature on title ; later armorial family bookplate. Goldsmith 19725; Kress B5319; Sabin 13486; Dumond, 169; Library Company of

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