Description: The Life of William Wilberforce: By His Sons, Robert Isaac Wilberforce, M. A. Vicar of the East Farleigh, Late Fellow of Oriel College; and Samuel Wilberforce, M. A. Rector of Brighstone. Revised for the American Edition by Caspar Morris, M. D. Second Edition, Enlarged. In Two Volumes. Vol. I-II. Philadelphia: Henry Perkins, 1846, 326 pp, 343 pp, 8 x 5.5”, 8vos. In good condition. Normal wear to extremities. Some soiling to front and rear boards. Spines are splitting at heads and tails, but still attached. Blind stamps on front and rear covers clean. Gilt lettering on spines bight and clean. Tips abraded to boards. Tail of Vol. II perished. Previous ownership signature on front endpapers. Some instances of marginalia. Foxing throughout. Toning throughout. Some instances of water dampness staining. Some instances of bent pages. Binding tight and intact. Please see photos. William Wilberforce (1759-1833) was a British politician, philanthropist and leader of the movement to abolish slave trade. Started his political career in 1780 by becoming an independent Member of Parliament (MP) for Yorkshire. Wilberforce headed the parliamentary campaign against the British Slave Trade for 20 years until the passage of the Slave Trade Act of 1807. The volumes can be used for scholarly research. COLH1846ABFA
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Author: Robert Isaac Wilberforce and Samuel Wilberforce
Publisher: Henry Perkins
Topic: British History
Subject: History
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