Peter Williams An Oration on the Abolition of the Slave Trade, Delivered in the African Church, in the City of New-York
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Peter Williams An Oration on the Abolition of the Slave Trade, Delivered in the African Church, in the City of New-York
Oration on the Abolition of the Slave Trade, Delivered in the African Church, in the City of New-York is a published speech from 1808 by Reverend Peter Williams. He reflects on the 1807 law that outlawed the slave trade and was the first step toward abolishing slavery in the U.S..
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Peter Williams An Oration on the Abolition of the Slave Trade, Delivered in the African Church, in the City of New-York. Circa 1808. Sold for Around $15,000.
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Truly rare Martin Luther King, Jr. autograph draft pages from Chapter 3 of his important civil rights book, ”Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story”. Dr. King’s first book was published in 1958 when he was only 29 years old. The book provides a moving account of successful nonviolent resistance in the 1955-56 Montgomery, Alabama bus strike amid the burgeoning civil rights movement. Here, Dr. King puts pen to paper to powerfully document in his own words what is single-handedly one of the most important moments in civil rights history, when Rosa Parks refused to surrender her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama. Handwritten manuscript reads in full, ”(I meant the paragraph in place of first sentence of sentence paragraph 12A) / Only E.D. Nixon the signer of Mrs. Parks land – and one or two other persons were aware of the arrest when it occurred early Thursday evening. Late in the evening the word got around to a few influential women of the community, mostly members of the Women’s Political Council. After a series of telephone calls back and forth they agreed that the Negroes should boycott the buses. They immediately suggested the idea to Nixon and he readily convened in his usual courageous manner he agreed to spearhead the idea. Just before calling me Nixon had decided the idea with Rev. Ralph…” 2pp. draft measures 8.5” x 11” in black ink, with some edits in red ink. Very minor toning, else near fine condition. From the collection of Maude Ballou, Martin Luther King Jr.’s close friend and personal secretary. Sold for $12,500.
Abraham Lincoln document signed as President, appointing Henry S. Wetmore as U.S. Consul to Peru on 14 February 1865. Beautiful diplomatic document with wax-based paper seal shows Lincoln’s full ”Abraham Lincoln” signature, countersigned by William Seward as Secretary of State. Wetmore commanded the 9th Ohio Battery during the Civil War and would later be in charge of registering former slaves to vote in Savannah, Georgia. He also advocated for Chinese laborers in Peru, whose treatment he witnessed first hand as Consul. Document measures 22.5” x 17.5”. Partial separation along vertical fold at bottom, with some paper loss, and a few small holes at intersecting folds, otherwise near fine condition with a bold, unobstructed signature by Lincoln. Sold for $7,500.
First Edition, First Printing of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”
Extraordinarily scarce first edition, first printing of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s ”Uncle Tom’s Cabin”, in the publisher’s wrappers binding ”A”, the rarest of the three variants of the first printing. Boston: John P. Jewett, 1852. Two volumes, as issued, with three plates in each volume by Hammett Billings, priced at $1.00 for both volumes. All other first printing points are present: ”spilt” instead of ”spiled” on page 42, line 1 of Vol. I; ”cathecism” instead of ”catechism” on page 74, line 5 of Vol. II; no attribution to Billings for the engravings; no other printings designated on the title page of either volume; with the following statements on the copyright page: ”Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1851, by Harriet Beecher Stowe” and ”Stereotyped by Hobart & Robbins”.
Published on 20 March 1852 after first appearing in serialized form, the first printing of 5,000 copies of ”Uncle Tom’s Cabin” sold out within a few days, and the second printing by the end of March. Included in ”Books That Changed America”, the author Robert Downs stated of it, ”Within a decade after its publication Uncle Tom’s Cabin had become the most popular novel ever written by an American…there is substantial evidence that the book precipitated the American Civil War.” And from PMM, the catalog of the most influential books ever written: ”In the emotion charged atmosphere of mid-19th century America Uncle Tom’s Cabin exploded like a bombshell. To those engaged in fighting slavery it appeared as an indictment of all the evils inherent in the system they opposed; to the pro-slavery forces it was a slanderous attack on ‘the Southern way of life’…the social impact of on the United States was greater than that of any book before or since.”
Volumes measure 4.625” x 7.375” housed in blue clamshell cases and a custom slipcase. With provenance from famed dermatologist and collector Paul E. Bechet, with his library labels, causing shadowing to title pages. Spines of both volumes repaired, with some paper loss, more so on Vol. II with that back cover replaced. Light toning, wear and soiling. Overall a very good set. Sold for $5,750.
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