Newton Johan (4 results)

Derde deel, (XXXV, 1) 458 p. Opnieuw gebonden Kunstleer, 8°.

(=The Third Reich). Second printing. (Mit Register - with index). - Gut bis sehr gut erhaltenes Exemplar. - 4°. 184 S. Illustr. Orig.-Papp-Bd.

3e dr. - Vert. Uit het Engels. - Voorreden door Cornelis Brem. - Halflinnen.

Amsterdam, Martinus de Bruyn, 1792 -1794. 3 volumes. Contemporary half green calf, spines gilt (top of spine vol. II skilfully rep.). XXXVIII,(2),496; (4),518,(31); XXXVI,458 pp. VolumeVol. I-II third edition, vol. III first edition, first published in English Cardiphonia or the utterance of the heart in the course of a real correspondence, London 1781. -- Several contemporary accounts of slave captains survive. John Newton (1725-1807) is probably the best known of the captains, not only because his published journals contain one of the most detailed descriptions of everyday life in the trade, but also because he later fought vigorously for abolition. His hymn 'Amazing Grace' has been a particular favorite of black congregations for generations (Rodriguez, Historical encyclopedia of world slavery, I, p.128). He went from command of a slave ship to repentance and, ultimately, to a curacy in the Church of England. His letters are one of the most inspiring antislavery stories. - (Blank margins end of vol. III stained). - A fine set of this rare Dutch edition. Cardinall 372 & 398; Cf. Hogg 727.…