(SLAVERY FRANCE) The first year of the French abolitionist

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(SLAVERY--FRANCE.) The first year of the French abolitionist monthly "Revue des Colonies." Issues 1 through 12, each about 40 to 56 pages, bound in one volume. Frontispiece portrait of Lafayette (stained and worn). Octavo, 9 x 5¾ inches, early calf, worn; moderate dampstaining, two tape repairs, several inked "Timbre Royal" revenue stamps. Paris, July 1834 to June 1835

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A French abolitionist journal edited by Cyrille Bissette of Martinique, who had been branded and deported to Paris for his activism. It is thought to be the first European periodical published by a Black man. Includes reports from the French colonies in Martinique, Guadeloupe, Guiana, Senegal, and Algeria. Issues 7 through 12 all contain a rendering of the classic "Am I Not a Man or a Brother?" graphic on the title page.