12mo (180 × 105mm), pp.144. Title marked, somewhat foxed, occasional ink stains to page edges. Nineteenth-century half roan, gilt lettering on spine, marbled boards. Worn, but still a good copy.
First edition published in the British Isles, preceded by New York and New Bedford editions the previous year. A mainly autobiographical account of the life and travels of Patience Brayton (1733-1794), a prominent American Quaker, who formed part of a influential group of female abolitionist campaigners. Brayton's assiduous efforts took her not only to the American South, but on an energetic tour of Great Britain and Ireland, where she travelled extensively, attending local Society of Friends meetings. The Appendix includes a petition to George III in which she urges the King to "…to show kindness unto those who are in distress; particularly by stopping the progress of slavery, and promoting the freedom of the enslaved negroes in thy dominions, as far a lies in thy power" (1787). COPAC lists two copies of this edition (Leeds and Glasgow).
£225.00
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