(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION) [BENEZET ANTHONY] A Short Account of

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(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) [BENEZET, ANTHONY.] A Short Account of that Part of Africa inhabited by Negroes. With respect to the Fertility of the Country; the Good Disposition of Many of the Natives and the Manner in which the Slave Trade is Carried on. 80 pages, modern wrappers; a few preliminary pages loose, but a very bright clean copy. Philadelphia: Dunlap, 1762

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first edition, scarce. Anthony Benezet (1713-1784) prominent Quaker educator and philanthropist, was born in France but emigrated to America where he devoted his life and energies to the eradication of slavery. He is the author of numerous anti-slavery works, translated into several languages. The present work attempted to show the civilization and humanity of the African. Essentially a compilation of extracts on Africa and the African from numerous authors. Afro-Americana, 1073; Evans, 9067; Hampton, 773; Sabin 4686.