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Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 28 pages. Horton surveys the condition of Britainās West Indian colonies with particular attention to the slave trade and its economic consequences. The article weighs humanitarian arguments against commercial interests, reflecting the tensions that marked the empireās slow movement toward abolition and more equitable colonial governance. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 18 x 26 cms. Category: Quarterly Review; Special Interest. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Full calf. Condition: Very good. The first American edition of Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species by Thomas Clarkson. (illustrator). First American Edition. Octavo, xix, [1], [21]-154pp, [lacking 155]. Brown calf, five raised bands along spine. Thin border stamped to edge of covers. Lacking page 155, torn out. Solid text block, some splitting to top edge of spine, wear to corners and hinges. Faint soiling throughout. Thin dampstain to bottom edge of text block. Previous ownership inscriptions to front few leaves and rear endpaper. (Evans 19561) (Sabin 13484) A landmark piece by a dedicated abolitionist. Thomas Clarkson (1760-1846), a lifelong English abolitionist, originally wrote this essay in Latin to enter a Cambridge writing competition set by the vice-chancellor Peter Peckard. The topic asked if it was lawful to make slaves against their will. Clarkson's passion for the subject grew as he conducted his research and gathered firsthand accounts. Upon winning the competition, he published the dissertation in English and became connected to other abolitionists both in London and America. One year after this publication was released, the first Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade was formed, led by Clarkson. The group's efforts and lobbying played a decisive role in the 1807 passage of the Slave Trade Act, effectively prohibiting the slave trade throughout the British Empire.