Lot 230
Two Essays about Slavery – Author's Portrait by Leonard Baskin – Northampton, 1970
Some Considerations on the Keeping of Negroes, 1754, Considerations of the Keeping of the Negroes, 1762, John Woolman. Published by The Gehenna Press. Northhampton, 1970. English.
A bibliophilic edition of John Woolman's writings. Woolman, one of the first anti-slavery activists, wrote the essays after traveling the south and witnessing slavery firsthand. Woolman's portrait, created by Leonard Baskin (1922-2000), appears on the title page. Edition of 250 copies on the 200th anniversary of Woolman's death. This is copy no. 200 signed by Baskin. The book was published by the publishing house founded by Baskin to publish his own works.
84, [1] pp, [4] leaves, 20.5 cm. Very good condition. Leather spine.
