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The eleven chapters consider the biblical foundations of slavery within early Judaism and Christianity, the history of African slavery, the abolitionist position of England on the topic, the dangers and ineffectuality of emancipation, and the moral, intellectual, and economic benefits of slavery to both slaves and their masters. Of its circulation history, the historian G. Ward Hubbs notes that Estes “was distributing the thousand copies that he had printed to the west Alabama towns between Montgomery and his own Columbus, Mississippi, as well as in Mobile and New Orleans. The [Alabama] Beacon liked Estes’ work enough to excerpt his lengthy articles, the only proslavery work to receive such treatment” (p. 71). Duodecimo (149 × 99 mm). Original brown quarter cloth-backed green paper boards. Extremities worn, spine frayed and split in places, corners bumped, contents foxed, pp. 207–10 a little cropped at fore edge affecting single letters of text, overall a very good copy. ¶ Sabin 23046. G. Ward Hubbs, Guarding Greensboro: A Confederate Company in the Making of a Southern Community , The University of Georgia Press, 2003. £3,500 [120624]
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and was a delegate to the Hague Congress (1872). In 1884 he settled in the U.S. for good (having emigrated there twice before); editor of Der Sozialist (NY); moved to Chicago (1886); in 1887 wrote The Positive Outcome of Philosophy (1906). Throughout he remained active in the socialist movement” (Draper). Loosely inserted in the book is a single folded sheet, headed “From Engels” and dated from Londo, 27 January 1887, offering opinions on the socialist movement in America and recounting how Marx and Engels worked with the various bodies when they created the first International. Octavo. Original brown grained cloth, spine ruled and lettered in gilt, covers with bevelled edges, top edge gilt. Housed in a brown quarter morocco solander box by the Chelsea Bindery. Spine ends and corners very lightly worn. Presentation inscription to blank leaf preceding title: “To my honored Comrade Joseph Dietzgen with the compliments of the translator”. One or two marginal markings; a very good copy with a splendid association. ¶ Die Erstdrucke der Werke von Marx und Engels , p. 10. £17,500 [132006] 55 ESTES, Matthew. A Defence of Negro Slavery, as it exists in the United States. Montgomery: Press of the “Alabama Journal”, 1846 Defending American slavery; in the original boards First edition of the Mississippi anti-abolitionist’s work summarising pro-slavery arguments, supported by religion and new racial science.
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