First edition of a major abolitionist work, with early documentation of Black oral traditions Books This autograph is not signed

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First edition of a major abolitionist work, with early documentation of Black oral traditions Books This autograph is not signedVictor Schoelcher (1804 1893). Des colonies franaises, abolition immdiate de lesclavage. Paris, Pagnerre, diteur, 1842. 8 (22 x 14 cm). lii, 443, [1 blank] pp. Original green printer publishers wrappers, wholly untrimmed and partially unopened. Protective tissue paper covers. This rare first edition of Schoelchers pivotal abolitionist treatise stands as a landmark in the history of anti slavery literature. Building upon his earlier work, Abolition de