1838 1ed Slave Narrative of James Williams SLAVERY

1838 1ed Slave Narrative of James Williams SLAVERY Torture Escape Whittier James Williams was a notable 19th-century American black slave who is best remembered for his narrative about slave life on a

1865 1ed CIVIL WAR Army Life Lights & Shadows American Slavery White Slaves Antietam Lyle William Lyle was an American Civil War chaplain who published a record of his experiences ministering to soldi

Narrative of William W. Brown, fugitive slave, written by himself, Boston, Published at the Anti Slavery Office, 1847. Water staining throughout, frontis-piece engraving of Mr. Brown crisp, but some s

1830 1ed William Wilberforce Famous Slavery Abolition Real Christianity Devotion “Selfishness is one of the principal fruits of the corruption of human nature; and it is obvious that selfishness dis

1838 1ed Martineau American Travel Slavery Abolition INDIANS Jefferson Burr 2v Harriet Martineau was a 19th-century English sociologist, often considered to be the worlds first female sociologist. The

1854 Slave Trade 1ed Slavery Question Abolitionist Civil War African American “The Slavery Question” by John Lawrence is an impassioned critique of American slavery, portraying it as a pro

1846 1ed Slavery Abolition Slave Power Correspondence Palfrey Appleton Texas The book ‘Correspondence’ was intended as a supplement to John Palfrey’s pamphlet on slave power. Nathan Appleton rec

1900 Florence Nightingale Story of Nursing Medicine Crimean War Surgery Health A scarce edition of William James Wintles biographic narrative, The Story of Florence Nightingale. Wintle describes the i

1789 1ed Columbian Magazine American Revolution SLAVES William Penn Philadelphia A rare first edition of the 1789 Columbia Magazine! Featured in this rare June issue of the early American periodical a

1789 1ed Columbian Magazine American Revolution SLAVES 1789 1ed Columbian Magazine American Revolution SLAVES William Penn Philadelphia A rare first edition of the 1789 Columbia Magazine! Featured in

1853 1ed 12 Years a Slave Solomon Northrup Slavery Controversy Kidnapping “I could not comprehend the justice of that law, or that religion, which upholds or recognizes the principle of slavery” -

1853 1ed 12 Years a Slave Solomon Northrup Slavery Controversy Kidnapping “I could not comprehend the justice of that law, or that religion, which upholds or recognizes the principle of slavery”

1846 SLAVE Memoir Narrative Hildreth Archy Moore anti Slavery RARE Content Richard Hildreth was a 19th-century American author who published an important treatise on the history of slavery. “The

1851 1ed Fugitive Slave Law Speech Horace Mann Slavery Congress Boston Slaves Slavery: Letters & Speeches is a compilation of writings by Horace Mann from his time in congress. Mann being an attorney,

1851 1ed Sequel to James Riley Narrative Commerce Shipwreck Morocco Africa Trade A rare printing of the follow-up to Captain James Riley’s account of the shipwreck of the American ship Commerce. In

1868 CIVIL WAR 1ed History of Massachusetts America Slaves Emancipation Boston William Schoulers “History of Massachusetts in the Civil War” is a rare account of the political and civil cl

1878 St. Louis Missouri 1ed Tour of City Views History Development Illustrated “A Tour of St. Louis; or, the Inside Life of a Great City” by Joseph Addison Dacus and James William Buel is

1856 SLAVE States 1ed Journey in Seaboard American SLAVERY Economics Olmsted “A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States” is a pre-Civil War account of slavery in the American South by Frederi

1864 1ed View of Slavery Hopkins Racism Slave Abolition Civil War History ‘A Scriptural, Ecclesiastical, and Historical View of Slavery’ is Hopkins response to Alonzo Potter’s critique of his st

(American, 1784-1844) View of Troy, New York, circa 1838, after the hand colored aquatint published by Henry J. Margery, New York City, 1838, watercolor on paper, 16-1/2 x 26 in.; period wood veneer f

Original bill of sale is for slave named William, described as being about thirty years of age. Early example from Louisiana. Condition as shown. [Slavery, Abolition, Civil War, Union, Confederate]

Nickolls, Robert Boucher. LETTER TO THE TREASURER OF THE SOCIETY INSTITUTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF EFFECTING THE ABOLITION OF THE SLAVE TRADE. London: James Phillips, 1788. 6" x 3.75". 58 pp., without fin

1864 1ed Civil War Abolition Slavery Americana Honor Slave Dealers Daughter A scarce, Civil War-era anti-slavery work by Clergyman, hymnist, and author Stephen Greenleaf Bulfinch. Although a work of f

1797 1ed VOYAGES of James Bruce in Africa Ethiopia Egypt Abyssinia Nile Mavor William Mavors Historical Account of the Most Celebrated Voyages is one of the best and most thorough collections of repor