Observations On the Inslaving, Importing and Purchasing of Negroes
by [Benezet, Anthony]
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About This Item
8vo, modern 1/2 morocco and marbled boards, gilt title on spine, 16 pp. Final text leaf neatly remaringed, no loss of text, minor foxing and normal aging; otherwise very good, a very nice copy. Anthony Benezet (1713-1784) was born into a French Huguenot family that moved to London when he was two years old. At seventeen, his family moved to Philadelphia, and he became a Quaker. He became a teacher and established the first public school for girls in America, and along the way he managed to teach slave children from his home. In 1770, with the help of the Quakers, he set up the Negro School at Philadelphia, which he taught at until his death. The current work has the distinction of being one of the earliest and most important anti-slavery efforts printed in America before the Revolutionary War. ANB. Evans 8542. Sabin 4676.
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- Bookseller
- Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 106453
- Title
- Observations On the Inslaving, Importing and Purchasing of Negroes
- Author
- [Benezet, Anthony]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition.
- Publisher
- Christopher Sower,
- Place of Publication
- Germantown:
- Date Published
- 1860.
- Keywords
- Slavery. Abolition.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Marbled boards
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