Grim account by a former slave ship captaindescribes the apalling machinery of the commercial slave trade, including the harems and "factories" maintained by slavers, treatment and discipline of black Africans on slave ships, the suppression of slave revolts at sea, and much more. Republication of the classic 1854 edition."
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Grim account by a former slave ship captaindescribes the apalling machinery of the commercial slave trade, including the harems and "factories" maintained by slavers, treatment and discipline of black Africans on slave ships, the suppression of slave revolts at sea, and much more. Republication of the classic 1854 edition."
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Add this copy of Adventures of an African Slaver to cart. $47.00, very good condition, Sold by Quaint Book Shop, IOBA rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Springfield, OH, UNITED STATES, published by The Pemberton Press.
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Covarrubias, Miguel. Very Good Condition. No Dust Jacket. Book. xxi, 376 p., [9] leaves of plates: ill.; 24 cm. Sub-title: Being a True Account of the Life of Captain Theodore Canot, Trader in Gold, Ivory & Slaves on the Coast of Guinea: His Own Story as told in the Year 1854 to Brantz Mayer. Volume in the Negro Heritage Series. Yellow and brown illustrated cover over boards with title on spine. Corners sharp. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Undated (c. 1974) reprint of 1928 ed. First pub. as Captain Canot, New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1854. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 376 pages. Item Type: Book. Illustrator: Covarrubias, Miguel. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Africa / West; United States; 1970s; Biography & Autobiography. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 688.
Add this copy of Adventures of an African Slaver to cart. $18.98, very good condition, Sold by agoodealofbooks rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from ypsilanti, MI, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Dover Publications.
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Very good. Very clean softcover. no marks. clean text. solid binding. very light wear. ISBN matches listing FAST SHIPPING W/ CONFIRMATION. NO PRIORITY OR INTERNATIONAL ORDERS OVER 4LBs.
Add this copy of Adventures of an African Slaver to cart. $31.00, like new condition, Sold by JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BURLINGTON, WI, UNITED STATES, published 1969 by DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC..
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FINE IN WRAPS. UNABRIDGED, UNALTERED REPUBLICATION OF "CAPTAIN CANOT; OR, TWENTY YEARS OF AN AFRICAN SLAVER" PUB IN 1854 BY D APPLETON CO. A CLASSIC RENDITION OF THE SLAVE TRADE BY ONE OF IT'S PARTICIPANTS. THESE MEMOIRS, EDITED BY THE AMERICAN JOURNALIST BRANTZ MAYER FROM THE CAPTAIN'S JOURNALS, MEMORANDA AND CONVERSATIONS IN 1854, DETAIL ALL THE FEATURES OF THE ILLEGAL SLAVE TRADE AS NO OTHER BOOKS HAVE DONE. WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF MALCOLM COWLEY ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED FOR THE EDITED 1928 EDITION OF ALBERT & CHARLES BONI.
Add this copy of Adventures of an African Slaver (African American) to cart. $47.38, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Dover Publications.
Add this copy of Adventures of an African Slaver to cart. $52.00, fair condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1928 by Albert & Charles Boni.
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Fair. Fourth printing. Edited and with an introduction by Malcolm Cowley. 376pp. Illustrated with plates. Quarter black cloth with illustrated papercovered boards. Internal tape repairs to a few early pages, two illustrated plates with partially erased lines and scribbling on the verso, one of them with a deep abrasion, a few pages with light stains, boards with all edges very worn, spine shaken, a fair to good only copy. "Being a True Account of the Life of Captain Theodore Canot, Trader in Gold, Ivory & Slaves on the Coast of Guinea: His Own Story as told in the Year 1854 to Brantz Mayer."
Add this copy of Adventures of an African Slaver (African American) to cart. $138.73, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Dover Publications.
Add this copy of Adventures of an African Slaver to cart. $29.00, good condition, Sold by Zoar Books & Gallery rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rowe, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1942 by Tower Books.
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Very Good- in Poor jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 376 pages. A true story of slaving on the Guinea Coast, of slave-smuggling in the Caribbean, and of priacy, mutinies, and sea fights in the Middle Passage. Book is lightly soiled, corners and spine ends bumped, pages slightly browned. Dust jacket is badly torn with pieces missing on top and bottom edges.
