1834 1st ed William Wilberforce Memoir anti SLAVERY Slave Abolition America

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William Wilberforce was an 18th-century British politician who is best remembered for his role in helping abolish slave trade in the western world. His campaign to abolish slavery led to the Slavery Abolition Act in 1833, which inspired author Thomas Price to publish a memoir highlighting Wilberforce’s role in the slavery abolition.

 

This 1834 first American edition of Price’s ‘Memoir’ was published from the first London edition, printed in 1833. It was published in Boston in hopes of contributing to the end of slavery in the United States, which at the time, was still prominent in the South.

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1834 1st ed William Wilberforce Memoir anti SLAVERY Slave Abolition America

 

William Wilberforce was an 18th-century British politician who is best remembered for his role in helping abolish slave trade in the western world. His campaign to abolish slavery led to the Slavery Abolition Act in 1833, which inspired author Thomas Price to publish a memoir highlighting Wilberforce’s role in the slavery abolition.

 

This 1834 first American edition of Price’s ‘Memoir’ was published from the first London edition, printed in 1833. It was published in Boston in hopes of contributing to the end of slavery in the United States, which at the time, was still prominent in the South.

 

Item number: #13859

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PRICE, Thomas

 

Memoir of William Wilberforce

 

Boston : Light & Horton, 1834. First American edition.

 

Details:

  • Collation: Complete with all pages
    • 90
  • References: Sabin 65466 (second edition only, no mention of this first edition)
  • Provenance: Handwritten – Sarah B. Shepherd
  • Language: English
  • Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
    • Cloth
  • Size: ~6in X 4in (15cm x 10cm)

 

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13859

Categories

Americana, American History

Literature

Authors

PRICE, Thomas

Printing Date

19th Century

Language

English

Binding

Hardcover

Book Condition

Excellent

Collation

Complete