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"Striking Off the Shackles of the Mind and Body": First Edition of Moncure Conway's Testimonies Concerning Slavery
CONWAY, Moncure Daniel.
Testimonies Concerning Slavery.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1864.
First edition of Conway's powerful abolitionist work, published only one year after he left America at the height of the Civil War to continue his fight against slavery in England. Octavo, original publisher's green cloth rebacked with original spine laid down, gilt titles to the spine and front panel, floral ruling stamped in blind to the front and rear panels. In very good condition. Rare.
Price: $3,500.00 Item Number: 152037
