(Wilberforce, William.) An Appeal to the Religion, Justice, and Humanity of the Inhabitants of the British Empire in behalf of the ..... Slaves in the West Indies.
First Edition. 8vo, half title, pp. 77, bound in later morocco backed boards. Printed for J. Hatchard and Son (187, Piccadilly) by Ellerton and Henderson (Gough Square, London), 1823.
A touch of rubbing to the corners of the boards, some occasional very faint spotting; a near fine example.
The First Edition of this work is exceptionally rare in commerce. Since 1980, there have only been two appearances at auction. There are no other copies available on the market at the time of listing. The new edition of this work, printed later in the same year, appears more regularly at auction and on the market.
In this work, the great anti-slavery campaigner William Wilberforce, “dwelt on the moral and spiritual degradation of the slaves and presented their emancipation as a matter of national duty to God. It proved to be a powerful inspiration for the anti-slavery agitation in the country.” (ODNB.) This work contributed to the creation of the Anti-Slavery Society in the same year of publication, which Wilberforce was a founding member of. Sadly, ill health resulted in Wilberforce being forced to retire from public life in 1825. The Slavery Abolition Act received Royal Ascent in August 1833 and took effect in August 1834. Wilberforce sadly died in July 1833 and thus did not live to see the Slavery Abolition Act come into effect.
(ODNB.) (Oxford Reference.)
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First Edition. 8vo, half title, pp. 77, bound in later morocco backed boards. Printed for J. Hatchard and Son (187, Piccadilly) by Ellerton and Henderson (Gough Square, London), 1823.
A touch of rubbing to the corners of the boards, some occasional very faint spotting; a near fine example.
The First Edition of this work is exceptionally rare in commerce. Since 1980, there have only been two appearances at auction. There are no other copies available on the market at the time of listing. The new edition of this work, printed later in the same year, appears more regularly at auction and on the market.
In this work, the great anti-slavery campaigner William Wilberforce, “dwelt on the moral and spiritual degradation of the slaves and presented their emancipation as a matter of national duty to God. It proved to be a powerful inspiration for the anti-slavery agitation in the country.” (ODNB.) This work contributed to the creation of the Anti-Slavery Society in the same year of publication, which Wilberforce was a founding member of. Sadly, ill health resulted in Wilberforce being forced to retire from public life in 1825. The Slavery Abolition Act received Royal Ascent in August 1833 and took effect in August 1834. Wilberforce sadly died in July 1833 and thus did not live to see the Slavery Abolition Act come into effect.
(ODNB.) (Oxford Reference.)
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First Edition. 8vo, half title, pp. 77, bound in later morocco backed boards. Printed for J. Hatchard and Son (187, Piccadilly) by Ellerton and Henderson (Gough Square, London), 1823.
A touch of rubbing to the corners of the boards, some occasional very faint spotting; a near fine example.
The First Edition of this work is exceptionally rare in commerce. Since 1980, there have only been two appearances at auction. There are no other copies available on the market at the time of listing. The new edition of this work, printed later in the same year, appears more regularly at auction and on the market.
In this work, the great anti-slavery campaigner William Wilberforce, “dwelt on the moral and spiritual degradation of the slaves and presented their emancipation as a matter of national duty to God. It proved to be a powerful inspiration for the anti-slavery agitation in the country.” (ODNB.) This work contributed to the creation of the Anti-Slavery Society in the same year of publication, which Wilberforce was a founding member of. Sadly, ill health resulted in Wilberforce being forced to retire from public life in 1825. The Slavery Abolition Act received Royal Ascent in August 1833 and took effect in August 1834. Wilberforce sadly died in July 1833 and thus did not live to see the Slavery Abolition Act come into effect.
(ODNB.) (Oxford Reference.)
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