[Slavery] Thomas Clarkson. THE HISTORY OF THE RISE, PROGRESS, AND ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE ABOLITION OF THE AFRICAN SLAVE-TRADE BY THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. Vol II only (of 2). Lon: R. Taylor and Co./ For Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1808. 1st edition. Sabin 13486. Clarkson founded the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade (in Britain), which helped pass the Slave Trade Act in 1807. Primary speaker at the Anti-Slavery Society convention (in London, 1840). 8vo. [2], 592 pp. Contemp ½ leather and marbled board, marbled eges. Edges of covers worn with fraying to corners, surface wear. Folding plate of a slave ship is present, but with tears, wear, and unsuccessful, old repair on its verso. Foxing.