(Slavery) - The French Revolution and the Abolition of Slave - Lot 112

(Slavery) - The French Revolution and the Abolition of Slavery. Texts and Documents. Éditions d'Histoire Sociale, 1968. 12 in-8 volumes, paperback. A very significant collection that reproduces, on high-quality paper, the text of 89 important or seminal works. They are organized as follows: a) The Slave Trade and Slavery. 29 documents comprising volumes I through V: - Henrion de Pansey (Pierre Paul Nicolas de): Memorandum on Behalf of a Black Man Claiming His Freedom. Paris, Herissant, 1770. 29 pp. - Sacy (Louis Michel de). The Slavery of Americans and Blacks. Paris, Demonville, 1775. 12 pp. - On Colonial Trade: Its Principles and Laws. Peace is the time to regulate and expand trade. N.p., 1785. [1 folio], 63 pp., [1 folio]. - The Abolition of Black Slavery, or Ways to Improve Their Lot. Paris, Froullé, 1789. 14 pp. - [LESCALLIER (Daniel)]. Reflections on the Plight of Blacks in Our Colonies. (Paris), 1789. 71 pp. - GRÉGOIRE (Henri). Memoir in Support of People of Color, or Mixed-Race People, from Saint-Domingue and the Other French Islands in the Americas... Paris, Belin, 1789. 52 pp. - COURNAND (Antoine de). Response to the observations of a colonist regarding the memoir in favor of people of color... by Mr. Grégoire. (Paris), (1789). 37 pp. - SIBIRE (Sébastien André). The Slave-Trading Aristocracy, or Philosophical and Historical Reflections on Slavery and the Emancipation of Black People. By Abbé Sibire, former friend of the Africans and their first missionary in the Kingdom of Loango. Paris, Lesclapart and Desray, 1789. [2 ff], 124 pp. This text alone comprises the second volume. - [LECOINTE-MARSILLAC]. *Le More-Lack*, or An Essay on the Gentlest and Fairest Means of Abolishing the Slave Trade and the Enslavement of African Blacks, While Preserving for the Colonies All the Benefits of an Agricultural Population. London and Paris, Prault, 1789. [2 ff], 288 pp. This text alone occupies the third volume. - Reflections on the Abolition of the Slave Trade and the Freedom of Blacks. Orléans, Couret, (1789). 14 pp. - The Slave Trade. To the Members of the National Assembly. Paris, Baudouin. 4 pp. - COURNAND (Antoine de). Petition presented to the Members of the National Assembly on behalf of people of color on the island of Saint-Domingue. (Paris), (1790). 11 pp. - “Man Restored to Manhood,” or “Africans in the National Assembly,” by a former infantry captain. n.p., 1790. 16 pp. - There Are Still Aristocrats, or A Response to the Infamous Author of a Pamphlet Entitled: Discovery of a Conspiracy Against the Interests of France. (Paris), (1790). 15 pp. - LABORIE (de). Proposals Submitted for Review by the National Assembly’s Naval Committee. Paris, Cellot, 1790. 30 pp. - MANDAR (Th.). Observations on Slavery and the Slave Trade. (Paris), (1790). 28 pp. - GOUGE (Olympe de). Reply to the American Champion, or the Very Easily Recognizable Colonist. 1790. 8 pp. - GRÉGOIRE (Henri). Letter to Philanthropists on the Misfortunes, Rights, and Demands of People of Color in Saint-Domingue and the Other French Islands of the Americas. Paris, Belin, 1790. [1 f], 21 pp. - Letters from Various Societies of Friends of the Constitution, Demanding the Rights of Active Citizens for Men of Color in the Colonies. Paris, (1791). 19 pp. - PÉPIN. Address by a French Patriot to the National Assembly on the Slave Trade. April 1791. (Paris), Imprimerie de Valleyre, (1791). 14 pp. - Petition [extended to include whites and Blacks, and Draft of an important treaty for the colonies and for the state]. (Paris), (1791). [2 folios], 12 pp. - BAUX (J.-L.) and Armand GENSONNE. Important Letters Concerning the Issue of Citizens of Color. (Paris), (May 1791). 3 pp. - GRÉGOIRE (Henri). Letter to Citizens of Color and Free Blacks of Saint-Domingue and the Other French Islands of the Americas. (Paris), (1791). 15 pp. - BONNEMAIN (Antoine Jean Thomas). Regeneration of the Colonies, or Means to Gradually Restore Men to Their Political Status and Ensure the Prosperity of the Nation; and Means to Promptly Restore Order in the French Colonies. Paris, March 1792. 111 pp., 2 fold-out tables. - KERSAINT (Armand Guy). Measures Proposed to the National Assembly for Restoring Peace and Order in the Colonies. Paris, 1792. 34, [2], 48 pp. - Address to the National Convention and to all Patriotic Clubs and Societies, concerning Black people held in slavery in the French colonies of the Americas under the regime of the Republic. Paris, Galleti Press, (1793). 15 pp. - DORFEUILLE (Antoine). Speech delivered following the reading of the Decree on People of Color, during the celebration held in Commune-Affranchie on the 20th of Ventôse, in the presence of the representatives of the people: Fouché, Laporte, and Méaulle. Commune-Affranchie, (Year II). 1 p. - CHAUMETTE (Anaxagoras). Speech delivered on behalf of