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Thomas Fowell Buxton - Signed Presentation : African Slave Trade

John Murray, London, 1839

A scarce copy of an important 19th century British abolitionist's book concerns the slave trade in the Americas (including a brief section on the Republic of Texas). It also describes the death of enslaved people during various part of the slave trade and discusses British relations with African nations. The book is inscribed, "William Talum from the Author." 1839. Second Edition (published in the same year as first edition). -- AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE-- THOMAS FOWELL BUXTON's signed presentation. Original green cloth binding has been covered with decorated paper with hand-written labels. Front pastedowns, too, have been replaced. Still, a scarce book in any condition. 19th c. British abolitionist Thomas Fowell Buxton concern about colonial issues extended over the whole field of "'aborigines' rights and the effect of white settlements on indigenous peoples. He was president of the Aborigines Protection Society, set up for "protecting the defenseless and promoting the advancement of uncivilized tribes". By the 1830s, Buxton's main preoccupation became the continuing resilience of the Atlantic slave trade and its desolation and depopulation of Africa. After losing his parliamentary seat in London, he published 'The African Slave Trade and Its Remedy'. His book argued that Britain and other "Christian" nations were responsible for the systematic pillage of Africa by the slave trade, producing dependence and barbarism for Africa; that Africa's redemption lay in calling forth its own potentially rich resources, both natural and human (the latter exemplified in the Christian communities in the Caribbean and Sierra Leone); and that Africa's development as an equal trading partner could stifle the slave trade at its source.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover

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