American Civil War & Enslavement
EDWARDS, Bryan (1743-1800). The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies. London: John Stockdale,1801.
EDWARDS, Bryan (1743-1800). The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies. London: John Stockdale,1801.
Sale 2112 - Visions of America: The Stephen White Collection
Oct 24, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$400 -
600
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American Civil War & Enslavement
EDWARDS, Bryan (1743-1800). The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies. London: John Stockdale,1801.
EDWARDS, Bryan (1743-1800). The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British Colonies in the West Indies. London: John Stockdale,1801.
3 volumes, 8vo (210 x 133 mm). Engraved frontispiece in vol. I, 21 engraved folding plates and maps. (Some offsetting and spotting). Modern morocco gilt.
Third edition, with the same engraved plates, maps, and "An Historical Survey" in vol. III as the second edition, in addition to considerable corrections and an additional 5 plates not found in the second edition. Edwards, a wealthy West Indies merchant, supported free trade with America; his work includes extensive information about the slave trade as well as a description of agriculture, sugar, cotton, and coffee. Sabin 21901.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
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