Observations on the Present Condition of the Island of Trinidad, and the Actual State of the Experiment of Negro Emancipation

by William Hardin Burnley

$1,750 · Offered by Heritage Book Shop

First edition

London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1842. First edition. Octavo 8 5/16 x 5 1/4 inches; 211 x 135 mm . 177, 1, colophon pp. We could find no copies at auction since 1977.Modern half calf over marbled boards. Black morocco spine label. Spine lettered and stamped in gilt. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. William Hardin Burnley was the largest slave owner in Trinidad during the

• Binding: Leather

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