[Slavery]. BIGNAN (Anne). The Abolition of the Slave Trade. - Lot 7

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[Slavery]. BIGNAN (Anne). The Abolition of the Slave Trade. - Lot 7
[Slavery]. BIGNAN (Anne). The Abolition of the Slave Trade. An Epistle to the Sovereigns of Europe Assembled at the Congress of Vienna, which received the first honorable mention from the Académie française at its public session on August 25, 1823. Paris: Printed by Firmin Didot, 1823. In-8, [1] f., 26 p., paperback, modern cover, red adhesive spine (foxing spots, faint angular discoloration). First edition of this poem, followed by historical notes by A. Bignan (1795–1861), a man of letters who distinguished himself notably through a complete translation of the *Iliad* and the *Odyssey* into French verse; he published numerous poems and academic plays, as well as a novel (*L'Échafaud*, 1822) in which he takes a stand against the death penalty. Modern dry-stamped seal on the half-title page.
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