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Auction #118 begins on 03 Oct 2024

[Benezet (Anthony)]

THE CASE OF OUR FELLOW-CREATURES THE OPPRESSED AFRICANS

Published: Printed by James Phillips, London, 1784

Edition: First edition

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Respectfully recommended to the serious consideration of the legislature of Great Britain.

By the people called Quakers

First edition:15 pages + 1 page printer’s catalogue - all of which have been professionally repaired, rebound in quarter morocco with beige cloth boards, titled gilt on the spine, a good copy.

Anthony Benezet (January 31, 1713 – May 3, 1784) was a French-born American abolitionist and teacher who was active in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A prominent member of the abolitionist movement in North America, Benezet founded one of the world's first anti-slavery societies, the Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Benezet

 

 

  • Overall Condition: A good copy
  • Size: 8vo (230 x160mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
  • Contact Person: Paul Mills
  • Country: South Africa
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