Lot #491 - SLAVE TRADE
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Auction House:Mossgreen
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Sale Name:The Autumn Auction Series
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Sale Date:16 Jun 2014 ~ 11am (Lots 1 -357)
17 Jun 2014 ~ 11am (Lots 358 - 728)
17 Jun 2014 ~ 6pm (Lots 729 - 860) -
Lot #:491
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Lot Description:SLAVE TRADE
An Abstract of the Evidence Delivered before a Select Committee of the House of Commons in the Years 1790, and 1791; on the part of the Petitioners for the Abolition of the Slave-Trade.'[James Phillips, George Yard, Lombard Street, London, 1791] First Edition. Includes a list of witnesses, examined by the Select Committee, of numerous occupations, including a slave-ship surgeon, many planters and slavers, and several residents of the West Indies. With a folding map of the Western Coast of Africa and a folding plate depicting the disposition of bodies on a slave ship. -
Estimate:A$1,500 - 2,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Books & Manuscripts
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