{"product_id":"abolitionist-pamphlet-inscribed-by-the-author","title":"Abschaffungs-Broschüre, vom Autor signiert","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eJames Stephen (1758-1832).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eEngland enslaved by her own slave colonies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 115%; color: black; background: #FFF9F4; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eAn Address to the Electors and People of the United Kingdom. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eLondon: Printed by Richard Taylor, Shoelane; for Hatchard and Son, Piccadilly; and J. and A. Arch, Cornhill. 1826.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e8°. [4], 91, [1] pp.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eSewn, no covers. Wholly untrimmed. Kept in a fine custom box.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003ePresentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front page:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e \u003ci\u003e“With the author’s respectful compts.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eFirst edition of a scarce abolitionist pamphlet by James Stephen, the influential barrister, Member of Parliament, and one of the chief architects of the campaign to end the British slave trade. Stephen (1758–1832) was a close ally of William Wilberforce and played a central role in framing the Slave Trade Act of 1807, which abolished Britain’s participation in the transatlantic trade. In this later tract, published nearly two decades after abolition of the trade, Stephen denounces the continuing practice of slavery in Britain’s Caribbean colonies, arguing that the nation itself was morally “enslaved” so long as colonial bondage endured. His call to the electorate is both an indictment of vested West Indian interests and a rallying cry for immediate reform.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThe pamphlet provoked direct replies from the pro-slavery lobby, most notably \u003ci\u003eThe West India Question Practically Considered\u003c\/i\u003e (1826), which attempted to counter Stephen’s charges and defend the colonies. As such, \u003ci\u003eEngland Enslaved\u003c\/i\u003e stands as an important document in the polarised debate over emancipation that would culminate in the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eCondition: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003ewholly untrimmed. Front and back pages toned, back soiled. Inscribed in ink on front page. Otherwise in good condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eReference: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eSabin 91237.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Artem Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52047421374807,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/9248\/9647\/files\/1b383fad-32cc-4bb5-99e6-6ed36de190cf.png?v=1761814829","url":"https:\/\/artemrarebooks.com\/de\/products\/abolitionist-pamphlet-inscribed-by-the-author","provider":"Artem Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}