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[ABOLITION] CLARKSON, THOMAS. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade by the British Parliament.

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[ABOLITION] CLARKSON, THOMAS. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade by the British Parliament.
Wilmington: R. Porter, 1816. First Abridged edition (the first English and first American edition were multi-volume works published in 1808). Abridged by Evan Lewis. Contemporary calf with a tan morocco lettering label. 7 x 4 1/4 inches (18 x 10 cm); 348 pp. Institutional stamps to blank, dampstaining, small losses and wear to binding.

This is the abridged version of Clarkson's important 1808 work of the same title, here with rich commentary on its relationship to American abolitionist efforts. The law banning the import of slaves to the United States took effect on January 1, 1808. Shaw & Shoemaker 37262.


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