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(Benezet, Anthony)
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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An Epistle of Caution and Advice, Converning the Buying and Keeping of Slaves. Philaldephia: James Chattin, 1754
Small pamphlet (6 x 3 5/8; 150 x 92 mm). Long tear to front wrapper repaired, stabbed and stitched with gutters strengthened. Quarter calf over marbled boards, morocco spine label.
Small pamphlet (6 x 3 5/8; 150 x 92 mm). Long tear to front wrapper repaired, stabbed and stitched with gutters strengthened. Quarter calf over marbled boards, morocco spine label.
Provenance
Joseph Marshall — Stephen Wing (inscriptions in the same hand on the title)
Literature
Evans 7201; Hildeburn, Pennsylvania 1359
Condition
Small pamphlet (6 x 3 5/8; 150 x 92 mm). Long tear to front wrapper repaired, stabbed and stitched with gutters strengthened. Quarter calf over marbled boards, morocco spine label.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
An early anti-slavery pamphlet. Anthony Benezet was in the vanguard of American abolitionists. In Philadelphia, he worked to convince his Quaker brethren that slave-owning was not consistent with Christian doctrine. He believed that the British ban on slavery should be extended to the colonies (and later to the independent states) in North America. In 1770, he founded the Negro School at Philadelphia and also founded the first anti-slavery society, the Society for Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage. Scarce, there are fewer than a dozen copies in institutions.