An appendix to the representation, (printed in the year 1769,) of the injustice and dangerous tendency of tolerating slavery, or of admitting the least claim of private property in the persons of men in England

Sharp, Granville

Published by printed for Benjamin White, (No. 63) in Fleet-Street, and Robert Horsefield, (No 22.) in Ludgate-Street, London, 1772

First edition, 8vo, pp. 28, errata slip pasted down to verso of title leaf; contemporary navy-blue boards, gilt decorated spine and rules; edges and spine rubbed, upper hinge starting, tidestain on fore-edge, largely affecting flyleaves, armorial bookplate of Ernest Hamilton Sharp and later owner's signature of Julie Bennett on upper pastedown, good. Ernest Hamilton Sharp (1861-1922) was appointed as the King's Counsel for the colony of Hong Kong in July 1902. He had acted as the Attorney General for Hong Kong in 1904. He was Granville Sharp's great nephew (if I figured it correctly). This copy with small ink corrections to text on pp. 3, 11, 12, 14, 24. and 26, possibly authorial. Sharp was a leading abolitionist and represented a number of people in court against slavers. This copy likely came down through the family from his own collection. The Sharp library was often bound in similar navy blue boards. In 1769 Sharp published A Representation of the Injustice and Dangerous Tendency of Tolerating Slavery, the first tract in England attacking slavery. This appendix, published three years later, reinforces his argument. Sabin 79809. Seller Inventory # 67062

Bibliographic Details

Title: An appendix to the representation, (printed ...
Publisher: printed for Benjamin White, (No. 63) in Fleet-Street, and Robert Horsefield, (No 22.) in Ludgate-Street, London
Publication Date: 1772
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition