[Niel Douglas]. The African Slave Trade: or a Short View of the Evidence, relative to that subject, produced before the House of Commons [in 1791], Interspersed with such Remarks as naturally flowed from it. All meant to evince The sound policy and moral obligation of its Immediate and Entire Abolition: as also, Of adopting such measures as may ascertain Liberty to the present Slaves in due time. Edinburgh: Published by J. Guthrie; and sold by the principal Booksellers in Town and Country, 1792. First edition. Octavo (8.25 x 5 inches; 210 x 127 mm.). [4], [3]-206 pages. Signatures: A-Z4 Aa-Bb4 Cc2. Engraved frontispiece by McIntyre. Errata precedes text. Includes bibliographical references.

Contemporary sheep. Smooth spine divided into compartments by double gilt fillets, with black leather label decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt. Binding quite worn, with some surface loss; boards exposed at corners; front cover held by a single cord; rear joint cracked. Lacking front free endpaper. Frontispiece partially detached. Some foxing and browning; dampstaining in the gutter, heaviest on the first eight leaves. Tiny edge tears to frontispiece and title.
Pencil signature on front pastedown: James Stevens? Marginal annotations in pencil and blue pencil throughout. A good copy, obviously well used.

ESTC T87555. Goldsmiths'-Kress 15381. Peter Hogg, The African Slave Trade and Its Suppression (2014), 2124.