[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. The Anglo-African Magazine. 2 issues (incomplete run). New York: Thomas Hamilton, 1859.
Sale 994 - African Americana
Feb 23, 2022
11:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$800 -
$1,200
Sold for $875
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Lot Description
[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. The Anglo-African Magazine. 2 issues (incomplete run). New York: Thomas Hamilton, 1859.
Small 4to. 2 issues numbering:
Vol. 1, No. 8, August 1859; Vol. 1, No. 9, September 1859. (Tear to last page of September issue.) Original publisher's wrappers (C.H. or Chas. H. Bustill on front wrap; rear wrap missing from Sept.)
Thomas Hamilton (1823-1865) spent his entire life in New York working in the anti-slavery press, starting his own periodical in 1859. This journal featured articles by many, if not most, of the African American scholars and writers of the day. After 15 months, he was forced to cease publication for financial reasons. Includes articles on the physical comparison of Anglo-Americans and African-Americans, "Thoughts on Hayti," and a poem by Francis Ellen Watkins, among others.
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