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[PORTUGUESE SLAVE TRADE]. [Drop-head title:] Alvará para que se naõ levem negros dos pórtos do mar para terras, que naõ sejaõ dos Dominios Portuguezes. De 14. de Outubro de 1751. [Lisbon?]. [s.n.], [1751]. Dimensions 200 x 300 mm. Single sheet, printed on both sides. A trifle creased. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 31219

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[PORTUGAL]. Documentos Relativos ao apresamento, julgamento entrega da barca franceza charles et georges e em geral ao engajamento de negros... Lisboa [i.e. Lisbon]. Imprensa Nacional, 1858. First edition. Folio. [4], 249, 16, xviii pp. With a terminal errata leaf. Contemporary cloth-backed marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt. Rubbed, some surface loss to boards. Recent Portuguese bookseller's ticket to FEP, occasional slight spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 31156

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POYER, John. The history of barbados, from the first discovery of the island, in the year 1605, till the accession of lord seaforth, 1801. London. Printed for J. Mawman, 1808. First edition. Quarto. xxix, [7], 8, [2], 9-668pp. With a list of subscribers. Bound by W. & G. Baird of Belfast in later half-calf, brown cloth boards, contrasting red calf lettering-piece. Minor shelf-wear. Endpapers browned, binder's ticket and armorial bookplate of Anglo-Irish British Army officer and politician Hugh McCalmont (1845-1924) to FEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 30178

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BUTLER, Joseph. The analogy of religion, natural and revealed, to the constitution and course of nature... London. Printed for J. F. and C. Rivington, 1788. New edition, corrected. 8vo. lxvii, [13], 477pp, [3]. With a terminal leaf of advertisements. Contemporary gilt-ruled tree- calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, spine sunned. Small hole to text of leaf N5 (without loss of sense), tears to text of leaf N7 (without loss of sense), loss to upper corners of leaves Z7-8, inked ownership inscription of James Ewing to recto of front blank fly-leaf. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 31195

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LATTRE, Philippe Albert de. Campagnes des français a saint-domingue, et Réfutation des reproches faits au Capitaine-Général rochambeau. Paris. Chez Locard et al., 1805. First edition. 8vo. [4], iii, [1], 285pp, [1]. With a folding table. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Rubbed, marked, and stained. Recent bookplate of John Fowles to FEP, slight loss to lower corner of leaf I4. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 15607

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MARRYAT, Joseph. An examination of The Report of the berbice commissioners, and an answer to the letters of james stephen, esq. Respecting the crown estates in the west indies, published in the courier, under the signature of "truth.". London. Printed by Hughes & Baynes...Sold by J. M. Richardson, 1817. First edition. 8vo. [4], 122pp. With a half-title. Modern half-calf, marbled paper boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Minor shelf-wear. Loss to lower corners of leaves C7-8, small marginal hole to head of leaf G5. Presentation copy, inked inscription to head of half-title: 'Lewis Hoyes Esq. / With the Author's Compliments'. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 29950

GIBSON, Matthew. A view of the Ancient and Present State of the churches of door, home-lacy, and hempsted; Endow'd by the Right Honourable john, Lord Viscount scudamore. With Some Memoirs of that Ancient Family; and An appendix of Records and Letters relating to the same Subject. London. Printed by W. Bowyer, for R. Williamson, 1727. First edition. Quarto. [8], 238pp. With an engraved folding plate. Contemporary calf, recently rebacked preserving contemporary back-strip. Heavily rubbed, lettering-piece detached. Marbled endpapers, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29647

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[BIBLE, English - Authorised version]. The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New testaments: Newly translated out of the original tongues... Edinburgh. Printed by Alexander Kincaid, [1760]. [836]pp. Printed in double columns. ESTC T166102.

[Bound with:] The psalms of david in metre... Edinburgh. Printed by Alexander Kincaid, 1763. [72]pp. ESTC T91752.

12mo. In two volumes. Contemporary calf, tooled in gilt and blind, contrasting red morocco lettering-pieces. Heavily rubbed. Brocade pastedowns, some loss to front blank fly-leaves. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 31217

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THOMPSON, George. Prison life and reflections; or, a narrative of the arrest, trial, conviction, imprisonment, treatment, observations, reflections, and deliverance of work, burr, and thompson, who suffered an unjust and cruel imprisonment in missouri penitentiary, for attempting to aid some slaves to liberty. New York. Printed by S. W. Benedict, 1848. Second edition. 12mo. 377pp, [1]. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth boards, recently rebacked with black cloth ruled and lettered in gilt. Boards rubbed and marked. Scattered spotting. Presentation copy, pencilled inscription to recto of front blank fly-leaf: 'From / the Author / G. T. - / Dec. 4/48'. More > £ 950.00 Antiquates Ref. 29936

GURNEY, Joseph John. A winter in the west indies, described in familiar letters to henry clay, of kentucky. London. John Murray, 1840. Second edition. 8vo. xvi, 282, 12pp. With an etched frontispiece, one further etched plate, and a terminal publisher's advertisement catalogue. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed and marked. Early inked gift inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 31194

BRUCHHAUSEN, C. Rhymes of the times and other chimes. New York. [S. Angell], 1870. First edition. 8vo. 210pp, [4]. With a mounted albumen portrait frontispiece and a terminal leaf of advertisements. Original publisher's black cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Extremities marked, lightly rubbed. Recent bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst to FEP, scattered spotting. Signed by the author beneath albumen portrait: 'C. Bruchhausen / 1869'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 21110

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[HULL ROCKINGHAM]. [Drop-head title:] Slavery. From the "Hull Rockingham" of January 31, 1824. [Liverpool]. [Rushton and Melling], [1824]. First offprint edition. 8vo. 8pp. Disbound, later stitched into marbled wrappers. Leaves dampstained, primarily at margins More > £ 500.00 Antiquates Ref. 13684

STROUD, George M. A sketch of the laws relating to slavery in the several states of the united states of america. Philadelphia. Henry Longstreth, 1856. Second edition. 8vo. 300pp. Original publisher's blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. A trifle rubbed, chipping to head cap. Endpapers browned, inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP: 'J T. Coleridge / Southwick Crescent / Febry. 1863', long tear to p.297-298 - touching text without loss of sense, scattered spotting. More > £ 625.00 Antiquates Ref. 26021

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MONTGOMERY, James. GRAHAME, James. BENGER, E. Poems on the abolition of the slave trade. London. Printed for R. Bowyer...by T. Bensley, 1809. First edition. Large quarto. [16], ii, 141pp, [1]. With an additional engraved allegorical title page and 12 engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled red straight-grain morocco, marbled paper boards. Heavily rubbed. Later ticket of booksellers of Livraria Camōes, Lisbon, Portugal to FEP, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 20549

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MARRYAT, Joseph. The substance of a speech delivered by joseph marryat, Esq. in the House of Commons, on thursday, july 25th, 1822, upon mr. hume's motion for appointing a commission of enquiry to report on the state of the island of trinidad. London. Printed by W. Hughes, 1823. First edition. 8vo. xii, 115pp, [1]. With half-title. Stitched, as issued. Uncut and unopened. Half-title and verso of final leaf a trifle dusty. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 17683

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[BRIDGES, Rev. George Wilson]. Emancipation unmask'd in a letter to the right honourable the earl of Aberdeen, Secretary of State for the colonies.. London. Edward Churton, 1835. First edition. 8vo. 28pp. Stitched, as issued. A little creased and somewhat toned and marked, especially at front and end, and to fore-edges. Small marginal loss to final leaf. More > £ 1,250.00 Antiquates Ref. 29933

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SMITH, Goldwin. The civil war in america: an address read at the last meeting of the manchester union and emancipation society. London. Simpkin, Marshall, & Co., 1866. First edition. 8vo. 96pp. Original publisher's red pebbled cloth, lettered in gilt to upper board. A trifle rubbed, sunned. Internally clean and crisp. Inked inscription to recto of FFEP: 'With Thos. B. Potter's compliments'. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25320

[TRANSPORTATION]. A scheme For Payment of the Sum of 49,301,855 l. 6 s. 1 d. 1/2 being the National Debt of great-britain...which, Ir Enacted into a Law, will be of infinite Service to the Merchants Trading to the West-Indies... London. Printed for J. Wilford, 1732. First edition. 8vo. [2], 26pp. Modern powder blue card, paper lettering-piece to upper board. A trifle marked. Light spotting to title page. More > £ 750.00 Antiquates Ref. 26620

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[THEATRE, LEEDS]. [Drop-head title:] Theatre, Leeds. For the benefit of miss goward. On Wednesday Evening, September 1, 1824 Will be peformed the musical play of The slave... Leeds. Robinson and Heraman, [1824]. Dimensions 110 x 210 mm. Single leaf broadside. A trifle creased, margins shaved, several small holes, in one instance touching text without loss of sense. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 27893

[BRITISH WEST INDIES]. The two charters of the society for advancing the christian faith in the British West India Islands, and elsewhere, within the dioceses of jamaica and of barbadoes, and the leeward islands, and in the mauritius: to which is prefixed, a short account of the charitable fund. London. Printed by Richard Clay, 1836. First edition. 8vo. 32pp. Original publisher's marbled wrappers, printed paper lettering-piece to upper wrapper. Lightly rubbed, creased. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 30369