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The Speech of Mr. Beaufoy, Tuesday, the 18th of June, 1788, in a Committee of the Whole House, on a Bill for Regulating the Conveyance of Negroes from Africa to the West-Indies. To Which are Added Observations on the Evidence adduced against the Bill
by Beaufoy, Henry
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed by J. Phillips, 1789. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mo. 37 pages. Hardcover rebound in mid-20th century 3/4 leather with marbled paper-covered boards. Red leather label with gilt lettering on the front board. The red leather label is scuffed but still bright. The binding of the book shows light to moderate wear. Prior owner's 20th century bookplate on the front pastedown. New endpapers. The text is a bit toned, and the title page and terminal leaf show heavier toning. The text is generally clean. Scarce. Henry Beaufoy (1750-1795) was a British Member of Parliament and was the son of a Quaker merchant (although after marriage he conformed to the Church of England). In April, 1791 he voted for abolition of the slave trade but revised his position towards gradual abolition in 1792.
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- Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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- 049789
- Title
- The Speech of Mr. Beaufoy, Tuesday, the 18th of June, 1788, in a Committee of the Whole House, on a Bill for Regulating the Conveyance of Negroes from Africa to the West-Indies. To Which are Added Observations on the Evidence adduced against the Bill
- Author
- Beaufoy, Henry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- Printed by J. Phillips
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1789
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Weight
- 1.50 lbs
- Keywords
- 1789; Henry Beaufoy; House; British Parliament; Negro; African American; Portia Marshall Washington Pittman; Biography; Tuskegee; T.'s; Black; Negro.
- Bookseller catalogs
- African-American; Great Britain;
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Greensboro, North Carolina
About Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.
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