The History of Slavery and the Slave Trade by W O Blake, Used (22 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. Appears to be the First Edition. Front board and backstrip present but separated from textblock; rear board missing. Some foxing and dampstaining in text. ; 832 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. 866 pages with appendix in rear of book; 36 chapters. Pages tight, no markings; foxing on pages and edges; staining on first few pages in front and back of book. Marbled page edges and front and back end pagers; Front and back boards are missing from book; spine leather is also missing revealing underlaying cardboard. Chapter titles include: Preliminary sketch-ancient slaver; Slavery in Greece-Athenian slaves; Slaves of Sparta, Crete, Thessaly, Slavery in Rome;Christian slavery...

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 2 volume set, hardbound, 832 total pages, F-/none, just a hint of board soiling, else super clean and bindings tight, NOT EXLIB.

Full-Leather. Condition: Good. Bound in full period blind stamped leather with gilt titles, 866 p. Includes ancient and modern including the American slave trade up to its publication. This is a solid copy with moderate foxing to the first and last several leaves, otherwise light sporadic foxing. Joints are starting. Spine titles and decorations quite legible.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Blake (illustrator). 1st Edition. The History of Slavery and the Slave Trade, Ancient and Modern. The Forms of Slavery that prevailed in Ancient Nations, particularly in Greece and Rome. The African Slave Trade today and the Political History of Slavery in the United States Blake, W.O. Published by Columbus OH. H. Miller, 1860 1859 1st edition Tall thick 8vo in the original full black morocco joints tender else holding, lacks one end sheet, some foxing to...

4To Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. 832pp. Black boards, golden lettering on spine. Text is on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are intact at the top third, separated from the binding for the bottom two-thirds. Textblock is square with pointed corners. Considerable overall shelf/timewear, boardwear, heavy board edge and cornerwear, chipping and flaking, foxing and page patina throughout.

4to Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. 832p. A limited-edition copy, no. 28/800. Text is unmarked on bright pages. Firmly bound with secure hinges. Bound in genuine brown leather boards with full gilt text-block, six raised bands on spine, and crisply pointed corners. Ornate gold design on front and rear. Marbled end pages with sewn-in silk page marker. Gilt on text-block is faintly chipped, as well as edges of endpapers. Ex-libris bookplate on front fly. Minor shelf wear on...

10857 BLAKE W.O. 1860 THE HISTORY OF SLAVERY AND THE SLAVE TRADE ANCIENT AND MODERN THE FORMS OF SLAVERY THAT PREVAILED IN ANCIENT NATIONS. 861PP. HARD COVER FRONT BOARD MISSING NO TITLE PAGE. BOOK BEGINS WITH PREFACE. GOOD CONDITION. (BS-208).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Bound in full leather (black) with elaborate gold decoration on the slightly scuffed spine; deep and crisp blindstamped decorations on the boards. Page edges marbled, marbled endpapers. Slight wear to hinges and board edges, but overall quite good condition. Binding good and tight. Marbled endpapers. Title page dated 1860. Copyright page dated 1857. 866 pages. Illustrated with plates, including the plate showing the inside of a slave transport ship opposite page 305. This copy...

Leather. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. Various (illustrator). Early. "The History of Slavery and the Slave Trade, Ancient and Modern. The Forms of Slavery That prevailed in Ancient Nations, Particularly in Greece and Rome. The African Slave Trade and the Political History of Slavery in the United States." Leather binding w/ gilt lettering and decoration on spine, embossed decorated boards. Eps and all edges marbled.(i-xvi) 822pp. plus a 10-page appendix covering the THE NOTORIOUS AND FAMOUS DRED SCOTT...

Hardcover. Early Edition. Thick Octavo, 832 pages; G+; newly rebound in full red cloth, black label with gilt titling to spine; edges of text block marbled; significant foxing throughout; shelved case 1. Originally published in 1857. 1362787. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Frontice. 36 Chapters. 866pp. Color design front and rear linings. Worn leather designed covers loose and front detached. Page edges with blue design. Firm and tightly bound. Rare.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo. Ornately blind stamped leather boards, recently professionally rebacked with new black leather spine with new gilt titles and decorations. Marbled edges and endpapers. xvi, 861 pp. Spine a little cocked. Rubbing and wear to edges, chafing to boards. Typical browning and spotting to interior. A few marginal damp stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 866 pages. Large 8vo, 10 x 7 inches, publisher's midnight brown embossed full leather, gilt spine, very good, minimal wear to binding, some foxing to contents throughout, occasionally heavily so but for the most part mildly. 861 pp, illustrated. A much nicer copy than usually found. First published in 1857, this preferred 1860 printing includes all of the original text, with additional info up until 1860, including John Brown and the Insurrection at...

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. H. Miller, Columbus, OH. 1860. 866 pages. First published in 1857, this 1860 printing includes all of the original text, with additional info up until 1860, including John Brown and the Insurrection at Harper's Ferry, the Dred Scott decision, and the 36th Congress in 1859 & the Impending Crisis. An exhaustive academic text up through 1860 with a focus on Slavery and the Slave Trade in the United States, as well as its political components....

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1858 SLAVERY & SLAVE TRADE African American ABOLITIONIST Blake Africa RARE "The History of Slavery and the Slave Trade" by W. O. Blake is a thorough compilation of the historical records, legislation, and effects of slavery in both ancient and modern societies. It provides an in-depth look at the pervasiveness of slavery in ancient societies like Greece and Rome, detailing how this system contributed to the decline of empires. The book also documents the ignored...

BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION WITH BEAUTIFULLY TOOLED LEATHER BOARDS WITH GILT DECORATIONS AND TITLE TO SPINE. SLIGHT BEND TO COVERS. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, INSIDE HINGE REINFORCED WITH JAPANESE TISSUE, MARBLED END PAGES, PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS, NO MARKINGS TO PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN WITH SOME SPORADIC LIGHT FOXING. NICELY ILLUSTRATED. 7X10.5 3" THICK, 861 PAGES. 164 YEARS OLD. A NICE EXAMPLE, SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover. This copy is just back from the bindery, now bound with marbled paper (light blue) over boards, and attractive dual-weave blue and brown cloth spine. Blue endpapers. Text block tight and secure with original headbands and the remains of marbled decorations on the fore-edges. Original endpapers and first blank are gone. First page after the new endpaper is the frontispiece engraving. Title page dated 1857. Copyright page also dated 1857. This is...

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1857 SLAVERY & SLAVE TRADE 1ed African American ABOLITIONIST Blake Africa RARE W. O. Blake's 'The History of Slavery and the Slave Trade' is a comprehensive compilation detailing slavery's historical reach, from ancient societies like Greece and Rome to modern eras. It uncovers overlooked hereditary slavery in England, examines slavery's impact on empire decline, delves into its role in U.S. politics and law, and challenges prevailing views on ancient slavery's forms and effects....

Condition: Fair. Columbus, Ohio: Published and sold exclusively by subscription by by J. & H. Miller, 1857. Sm 4to hardcover. Sm 4to original blind embossed leather boards, gilt lettering, marbled edges and endpapers. xvi,17-832,[4]pp. Frontispiece, plates. Fair book. Somewhat loosely bound, heavily edgeworn and rubbed with faded spine and cracked joints. Small chipped label to the lower spine. The front blank is detached. Heavily foxed with about 50 slighlty dampstained pages in the rear. (slavery, slave trade, united states,...

Leatherbound. Condition: Fair. WE SHIP DAILY. Front and back hinges are cracked but still attached. Leather is rubbed on edges and corners. Spine covering is a little faded, a little cracked and partially detached at top. Pages have foxing. Overall, for a 1858 leather bound book, it is in pretty good condition. ***PROMPT, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE!***.

Condition: Acceptable. J & H Miller Columbus, OH 1858 embossed black leather boards. spine detached, laid in. boards are rubbed and stained. both boards are loose. staining to endpapers. large tear to ffeps. pages stained and foxed. frontispiece present. title page loose but present. please for inquiries. $NRP.