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Lot 114
BARCLAY, ALEXANDER A Practical View of the Present State of Slavery in the West Indies; or, an Examination of Mr. Stephens Sl...
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1827. Second edition. Bound with: The Consolidated Slave Law, Passed the 22d December, 1826, Commencing on the 1st May, 1827. With Commentary, Shewing the Difference Between the New and Repealed Enactments, Marginal Notes, and a Copious Index. [Kingston, Jamaica]: Published for Augustus H. Beaumont by the Courant Office, 1827. Cloth spine, brown paper boards, gilt leather spine label, all edges marbled. 8 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches (21 x 13.25 cm); [4], [i]-v, [vi], [2], [vii]-xxv, [1], [1]-462 pp.; xii, 47, [1], 3 pp.; 16 pp. of publisher's ads at rear. Rubbing and wear to boards and spine, corners and spine ends bumped, rear board scuffed with black marks, contents occasionally spotted and toned.
Alexander Barclay's rare study on slavery in Jamaica, where he advocated for education and gradual enfranchisement. This second edition includes an additional preface, as well as a printing of the recently enacted Consolidated Slave Law of 1827, with notes and commentary, and extracts from the Code Rural of Haiti.
C The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation
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