Day 2: Early & Historic Americana

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Lot 191

[SLAVERY] End of Colonial Slavery, 1835 "The Commemorative Wreath"

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The Commemorative Wreath: In Celebration of the Extinction of Negro Slavery in the British Dominion. London: Edmund Fry, 1835. Printer J. Masters.

12mo, viii, 112. Engraved frontispiece "The Day of Our Freedom August 1st 1834" by J. Crosland. Original dark green cloth. FIRST EDITION.

A scarce work issued to celebrate the abolition of slavery in British colonies with the Slavery Abolition Act passed in 1833 and going into effect on 1 August 1834. Featuring a superb engraved frontispiece, the book includes original compositions on abolitionist William Wilberforce and a composition voicing the exultation of liberated slaves.

[African Americana, African American History, Black History, Slavery, Enslavement, Abolition, Emancipation] [Pamphlets, Publications, Ephemera, Books, Rare Books, Tracts]

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Slightly leaned, chipping and fading to spine. Front joint (interior) split. Frontispiece detached.

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Day 2: Early & Historic Americana

[SLAVERY] End of Colonial Slavery, 1835 "The Commemorative Wreath"

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