Description: 12 mo. (7 by 4 3/8 inches) 320 pages, wood cut illustrations, and frontis, folded map, original hardcover, cloth, matching decorations in blind on front and back covers, title in gilt on spine, very good condition. " . . the Mendi Mission, (was) established by radical abolitionists in the wake of the Amistad rebellion, . . . (and) occupied territory in what is now southern Sierra Leone between 1842 and 1882." It was part of the transatlantic abolitionist movement in the 19th century. His account, in the form of a daily journal, is unusual in that it reflects on his work as an abolitionist while in Africa in the middle of the nineteenth century. The folded map is intact, and in very good condition.
Price: 110 USD
Location: Los Angeles, California
End Time: 2024-10-06T18:28:31.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Original Hardcover, Cloth
Place of Publication: Cleveland, Ohio
Publisher: Printed by D. M. Ide
Subject: African Slave Trade
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1852
Language: English
Special Attributes: Original First Edition, Illustrated
Author: George Thompson
Region: Africa
Topic: Slavery
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Character Family: Abolitionist Movement
