![WILBERFORCE, William (1759-1833). A Letter on the Abolition of the Slave Trade; Addressed to the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of Yorkshire. London: Luke Hansard & Sons for T. Cadell and W. Davies, and J. Hatchard, 1807. 8° (230 x 150mm). With the half-title. (First and last bifolium repaired at hinge, repaired tear in the final leaf of adverts, some wear to deckle edges, some soiling and spotting.) Uncut in the original sheets, with early stab-holes but probably stitched at a later date; green cloth clamshell case. [Laid in:] WILBERFORCE, William. Autograph letter, 4 June 1828, to H. Marten, on a recent stay in London, and consoling Marten on family troubles. 4 pages, 8vo.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2013/CSK/2013_CSK_09702_0147_000(wilberforce_william_a_letter_on_the_abolition_of_the_slave_trade_addre105225).jpg?w=1)
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WILBERFORCE, William (1759-1833). A Letter on the Abolition of the Slave Trade; Addressed to the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of Yorkshire. London: Luke Hansard & Sons for T. Cadell and W. Davies, and J. Hatchard, 1807. 8° (230 x 150mm). With the half-title. (First and last bifolium repaired at hinge, repaired tear in the final leaf of adverts, some wear to deckle edges, some soiling and spotting.) Uncut in the original sheets, with early stab-holes but probably stitched at a later date; green cloth clamshell case. [Laid in:] WILBERFORCE, William. Autograph letter, 4 June 1828, to H. Marten, on a recent stay in London, and consoling Marten on family troubles. 4 pages, 8vo.
FIRST EDITION, UNCUT IN ORIGINAL SHEETS, with autograph letter by the author laid in. Originally intended to be just a pamphlet, A Letter brings together the evidence and arguments against the slave trade gathered by Wilberforce over the course of two decades. Its publication on 31 January led to the introduction of the Abolition Bill in the House of Lords, passing Commons by 283 votes to 16, and receiving royal assent on 25 March 1807. Wilberforce continued to devote himself to the anti-slavery movement and died in 1833, just three days after Parliament voted to abolish slavery altogether. PMM 232.
FIRST EDITION, UNCUT IN ORIGINAL SHEETS, with autograph letter by the author laid in. Originally intended to be just a pamphlet, A Letter brings together the evidence and arguments against the slave trade gathered by Wilberforce over the course of two decades. Its publication on 31 January led to the introduction of the Abolition Bill in the House of Lords, passing Commons by 283 votes to 16, and receiving royal assent on 25 March 1807. Wilberforce continued to devote himself to the anti-slavery movement and died in 1833, just three days after Parliament voted to abolish slavery altogether. PMM 232.