Documents illustrative to the history of the slave trade to America (4 vol. set)
Washington, D.C. Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1930-1935. Hardcover bound each in black boards with gold stamping on spine. Ex-library copies with call numbers written in white pen on the spine. 7.5"x10.25" vol. 1: pp. x, 495, includes foldout map of 1746 African coast; vol. 2: pp. lxii, 731; vol. 3: pp. xiii, 553; vol. 4: pp. xv, 719. This 4-vol. set documents the slave trade from 1441 to the 19th century, all volumes containing indices. Ex-library copies with embossing on title pages and modest library markings and stamps throughout. Very good with limited wear. Text is clean, binding secure. Item #385
Vol. 1: 1441-1700 (1930), Vol. 2: The Eighteenth Century (1931), Vol. 3: New England and the Middle Colonies (1932), Vol. 4: The Border Colonies and the Southern Colonies (1935). Elizabeth Donnan (1883-1955) was a historian in America and Professor Emeritus at Wellesley College from 1920 to 1949.
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Price: $500.00