Lot 58
Abolition.- Falconbridge (Alexander) An Account of the Slave Trade on the Coast of Africa, first edition, J. Philips, 1788
Hammer Price: £1,200
Description
Abolition.- Falconbridge (Alexander) An Account of the Slave Trade on the Coast of Africa, first edition, 1p. advertisements, title and final p. foxed and a little soiled, 20th century half calf, [ESTC T6198; Sabin 23721], 8vo, J. Philips, 1788.
⁂ First edition of this important early abolitionist text by the surgeon Alexander Falconbridge who took park in four voyages in slave ships between 1782 and 1787, experiences which radicalised him to the abolitionist cause. Falconbridge recounts conditions on board the ships in some detail, his description of the slave quarters were frequently reprinted to accompany broadside engraving of the infamous slave ship Brooks as part of the Abolition Society's propaganda campaign.
Description
Abolition.- Falconbridge (Alexander) An Account of the Slave Trade on the Coast of Africa, first edition, 1p. advertisements, title and final p. foxed and a little soiled, 20th century half calf, [ESTC T6198; Sabin 23721], 8vo, J. Philips, 1788.
⁂ First edition of this important early abolitionist text by the surgeon Alexander Falconbridge who took park in four voyages in slave ships between 1782 and 1787, experiences which radicalised him to the abolitionist cause. Falconbridge recounts conditions on board the ships in some detail, his description of the slave quarters were frequently reprinted to accompany broadside engraving of the infamous slave ship Brooks as part of the Abolition Society's propaganda campaign.
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