[MACAULAY (Zechariah)]. Table of slavery... - Lot 592 - Rossini

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[MACAULAY (Zechariah)]. Table of slavery... - Lot 592 - Rossini
[MACAULAY (Zechariah)]. Table of slavery as it exists in the French colonies. Paris, Hachette, 1835. - Details on the emancipation of slaves in the English colonies during the years 1834 and 1835. Paris, Hachette, 1836. - Further details on the emancipation of slaves in the English colonies.... Paris, Hachette, 1836. Set of 3 works in one volume in-8, paperback, no trimmed, cover, half-calf shirt and case (Devauchelle). First editions in French. These brochures are unknown to Sabin and are rare. In the first one, the author gives details on the slavery legislation and on the condition of slaves in the French colonies, of which he The number of people, men and women, subjected to the most cruel and degrading forms of slavery is 270,000. Related next: - ISAMBERT. Speech delivered by M. Isambert, deputy of the Vendée, On the budget of the Navy (served by the colonies). Sitting of 23 May 1838. Paris, Veuve Agasse, 1838]. - [BULLETIN]. French Society for the Abolition of Slavery. Paris, 1835-1839. Set of 12 fascicles. COLLECTION HEAD of the bulletin of the said society, created in 1834 (cf. Sabin, n°85816). The bulletin was published at irregular intervals in 19 fascicles from 1835 to 1844, when he was relegated by the French Abolitionist (1844-1850) (cf. Hatin, p. 422). It is found there, in n°2, 3 and 7, studies by the journalist François de Montrol on the emancipation of slaves. Mention of second edition on the title of the first fascicle, 24 pages are missing at the beginning of the fifth. IMPORTANT VOLUME, BROOCH AT THE TIME, UNDER A GREEN COVER WITH A SHIPMENT TO ARMAND, FRANCK AND LOUIS. COURTEOUS, PROTESTANT BANKERS FROM TOULOUSE AND FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE FRENCH SOCIETY FOR ABOLITION OF SLAVERY. Interesting provenance, since they were very active anti-slavery activists (cf. Lawrence C. Jennings, La France et l'abolition of Slavery, 2010, pp. 199 and 240-242)
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