(SLAVERY ABOLITION) James M Adair Unanswerable Arguments ag

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(SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) James M. Adair. Unanswerable Arguments against the Abolition of the Slave Trade, with a Defence of the Proprietors of the British Sugar Colonies. [2], v, [6], viii-375, [1] pages. 8vo, early 1/4 calf, minor wear; lacking front free endpaper, occasional foxing, a few short closed tears; cropped early library inscription on title page. London: J.P. Bateman, circa 1790

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"Holds that this branch of commerce was essential to Great Britain's national well-being. The Blacks were well cared for en route and were not overworked in the colonies. . . . Adair was in prison at the time of its publication as the result of a dueling affair"--Ragatz, page 405. None traced at auction since 1951. Sabin 157; not in Blockson or Afro-Americana.