Poems on the Abolition of the Slave Trade Written by James Montgomery, James Grahame, and E. Benger. Embellished with Engravings from Pictures Painted by R. Smirke, Esq. R.A.

ID 16182
Title Poems on the Abolition of the Slave Trade Written by James Montgomery, James Grahame, and E. Benger. Embellished with Engravings from Pictures Painted by R. Smirke, Esq. R.A.
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Signed Author written by James Montgomery, James Grahame, and E. Benger.
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Volumes 1
Pagination [14], ii, [2], 141, [1]
Date of Publication 1809
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Imprint Printed for R. Bowyer, the proprietor, by T. Bensley.
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Location of Printing London GB
Format Duodecimo (12mo)
Length (cm) 31
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Notes AAS notes:
Added engraved t.p. plate dated Jan. 1, 1810; other plates dated 1809-1810. Each poem has a divisional title page.
Compiled by R. Bowyer (see p. [5]).
Engravings by E. Scriven, W. Worthington, or A. Raimbach.
Includes "The West Indies, a poem ... By James Montgomery" p. [1]-53; "Africa delivered ... By James Grahame" p. [55]-100; "A poem, occasioned by the abolition of the slave trade, in 1806. By E. Benger" p. [101]-141.
Montgomery's poem also published under the title "The abolition of the slave trade" (London, 1814).
See Hogg, P.C. African slave trade, 4300.
Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906 (2nd ed.),
Electronic reproduction.
Library Company of Philadelphia copy note: Imperfect: lacking 2 plates.
Hand-Verified No
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Benger, Elizabeth Ogilvy, Montgomery, James, Grahame, James. Poems on the Abolition of the Slave Trade Written by James Montgomery, James Grahame, and E. Benger. Embellished with Engravings from Pictures Painted by R. Smirke, Esq. R.A.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 16182, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/16182. Accessed 2023-01-30. 

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