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  • SLAVE SHIPS AND SLAVING. by Dow, George Francis with an Introduction by Capt. Ernest H. Pentecost, R.N.R.
    Dow, George Francis with an Introduction by Capt. Ernest H. Pentecost, R.N.R.
    SLAVE SHIPS AND SLAVING.

    Edition: First printing.

    Salem, Massachusetts: Marine Research Society, 1927. Hardcover first edition - A historical narrative of the slave trade as it was conducted between the early 1500s and 1859, a trade which continued even after it was prohibited by law. Among the topics covered are The Guinea Coast; Sir John Hawkins, Slave Trader; the Voyage of the Ship Hannibal of London, 1693; The Slaving Voyage of the Albio-Frigate of London; The Liverpool and Bristol Slavers; Mutinies aboard Slave Ships in the early days; Captain Crow, the Last Slaver out of Liverpool; Slaving Voyages by Rhode Island Vessels and more. Publication Number 15 of the Marine Research Society. 50 black and white illustrations and maps, index. xxxv, 349 pp plus a 1 pp. list of their publications.

    Condition: Very near fine in black cloth with gilt titling to the spine - a large and heavy book, one upper corner slightly bumped.

    Book ID: 87948
    Keywords: africa, liverpool, maritime history, middle passage, rhode island, sailing, ships, Slavery Abolition Reconstruction
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  • SUSPICIOUS MINDS. by Edwards, Martin.
    Edwards, Martin.
    SUSPICIOUS MINDS.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Piatkus Crime, (1992) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second mystery featuring Liverpool solicitor Harry Devlin. SIGNED on the title page. 213 pp. ISBN: 0-7499-0111X.

    Condition: Very good in near fine dust jacket. (slight spine slant)

    Book ID: 62475
    Keywords: liverpool, Mystery - Suspense & Detective Fiction
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  • THE DEVIL IN DISGUISE. by Edwards, Martin.
    Edwards, Martin.
    THE DEVIL IN DISGUISE.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Hodder & Stoughton, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The sixth mystery featuring Liverpool solicitor Harry Devlin, who has been asked to advise the board of a local arts charity. INSCRIBED on the title page "To ... Hope you enjoy this one! best wishes" (I find all of the Harry Devlin mysteries enjoyable reading and recommend this series). Review copy with publisher's material laid in. 211 pp. ISBN: 0-340718218.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 79877
    Keywords: liverpool, Mystery - Suspense & Detective Fiction
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  • FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST. by Edwards, Martin.
    Edwards, Martin.
    FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Hodder & Stoughton, (1999) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The seventh mystery featuring frayed around the edges Liverpool solicitor Harry Devlin, who is playing a dangerous game. A novel which blends elements of the classic detective story with a dark contemporary urban atmosphere. INSCRIBED on the title page. (I find all of the Harry Devlin mysteries enjoyable reading and recommend this series). 359 pp. ISBN: 0-340718234.

    Condition: Very near fine in fine dust jacket (usual toning to the pages).

    Book ID: 87321
    Keywords: liverpool, Mystery - Suspense & Detective Fiction
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  • Phillips, Caryl,
    THE ATLANTIC SOUND.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. dj. Hardcover first edition - Award-winning author Caryl Phillips explores three cities which were the points of the triangle forming the trans-Atlantic slave trade: Liverpool, constructed on the slave trade, now denying its past; the Ghanaian city of Elmina, site of an important slave embarkation fort in Africa; and Charleston, South Carolina, known as the entry point to America where one-third of black slaves were bought and sold. In this wide-ranging meditation on the legacy of slavery and the impact of the African diaspora on the life of a place and its people, Phillips interweaves his own observations with the stories of figures from the past. Born in St Kitts, Phillips was brought…

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    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. dj. Hardcover first edition - Award-winning author Caryl Phillips explores three cities which were the points of the triangle forming the trans-Atlantic slave trade: Liverpool, constructed on the slave trade, now denying its past; the Ghanaian city of Elmina, site of an important slave embarkation fort in Africa; and Charleston, South Carolina, known as the entry point to America where one-third of black slaves were bought and sold. In this wide-ranging meditation on the legacy of slavery and the impact of the African diaspora on the life of a place and its people, Phillips interweaves his own observations with the stories of figures from the past. Born in St Kitts, Phillips was brought up in Leeds, England, educated in Oxford, and now lives in New York. ISBN: 0-375-401105.

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    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 29458
    Keywords: African American History and nonfiction, charleston, ghana, liverpool, new, slave trade, south carolina
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