SOME CONSIDERATIONS ON THE KEEPING OF NEGROES, 1754 [with] CONSIDERATIONS ON THE KEEPING OF NEGROES, 1762
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- quarter leather with marbled paper-covered boards, deckled edges
- (Northampton: Gehenna Press, 1975
(Northampton: Gehenna Press, 1975. quarter leather with marbled paper-covered boards, deckled edges. Gehenna Press. small 8vo. quarter leather with marbled paper-covered boards, deckled edges. 84, (12) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 250 numbered copies signed by the illustrator, Leonard Baskin (Gehenna Press no.78). Spine with a hint of fading, else a fine copy.
These two essays on slavery were published as the Gehenna Tracts 2 to honor the bicentennial of John Woolman's death in 1772. This respected member of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends set down his thoughts to help guide his fellow Quakers to a better understanding of the immorality of slavery. Printed on blue paper at the end of the volume is "An Afterword on Woolman and Slavery" written by Frederick B. Tolles.
These two essays on slavery were published as the Gehenna Tracts 2 to honor the bicentennial of John Woolman's death in 1772. This respected member of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends set down his thoughts to help guide his fellow Quakers to a better understanding of the immorality of slavery. Printed on blue paper at the end of the volume is "An Afterword on Woolman and Slavery" written by Frederick B. Tolles.
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Title
SOME CONSIDERATIONS ON THE KEEPING OF NEGROES, 1754 [with] CONSIDERATIONS ON THE KEEPING OF NEGROES, 1762
Author
Woolman, John
Binding
quarter leather with marbled paper-covered boards, deckled edges
Condition
Unknown
Publisher
Gehenna Press: (Northampton
Date
1975