Gustave DU PUYNODE
De l'esclavage et des colonies
Joubert|Paris 1847|12.5 x 20.4 cm|Broché
Very rare first edition (see Ryckebusch 6726).
Only two copies listed in the CCFr: Paris (BnF) and Poitiers.
Unbound copy presented in original grey paper wrappers, handwritten title on the spine (partly missing), some foxing mostly at the beginning and end of the volume.
A staunch advocate for the abolition of slavery, the author structures his study as follows: I. On Slavery. – II. On Emancipation. – III. Essay on the History of the Colonies. – IV. On the Colonial System. – V. Note on Algeria.
This well-documented text is supplemented with statistics and numerous historical observations: "La servitude est un crime et un malheur ; il faut donc l'abolir, et j'a
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