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Proposal for publishing by subscription, an appropriate medal, in commemoration of the Abolition of the Slave Trade.

[ABOLITION MEDAL.]

Proposal for publishing by subscription, an appropriate medal,… 1807.

CELEBRATING ABOLITION

The Outlines of Ibadan History.

AKINYELE (Chief Isaac Babalola).

The Outlines of Ibadan History, 1946.

A PRIMER FOR NON-NIGERIANS

Sunset in Biafra.

AMADI (Elechi).

Sunset in Biafra, 1973.

PRESENTATION COPY

ALS to a fellow Quaker regarding Paul Cuffe.

ARMISTEAD (Wilson).

ALS to a fellow Quaker regarding Paul Cuffe, 1850.

AN IMPORTANT QUAKER ON PAUL CUFFE

A Pictorial Museum of Japanese Manners & Customs.

[ASAI (Chu), artist.] & [YAGI (Genkichi) artist].

A Pictorial Museum of Japanese Manners & Customs, 1887.

Darwin Made Easy.

AVELING (Edward B.)

Darwin Made Easy, 1887.

The Strategy and Tactics of the People's Republic of Nigeria.

AWOLOWO (Obafemi).

The Strategy and Tactics of the People's Republic… 1970.

A RARE SIGNED COPY

Coloane - Operações Militares contra Piratas, 1910, Macau.

AZAMBUJA MARTINS

Coloane - Operações Militares contra Piratas, 1910, Macau, 1951.

Juju of My Own.

BETHUNE (Lebert).

Juju of My Own, 1965.

"AN AFRO-AMERICAN PRODUCTION": A SIGNED COPY

[Passport allowing an enslaved man to travel to Saint-Domingue.]

[Passport allowing an enslaved man to travel to… 1771.

A RARE PASSPORT GRANTING AN ENSLAVED MAN PASSAGE TO HAITI

When the Wind Blows.

BRIGGS (Raymond).

When the Wind Blows, 1982.

The Tin-Pot Foreign General and the Old Iron Woman.

BRIGGS (Raymond).

The Tin-Pot Foreign General and the Old Iron… 1984.

The Face of Violence.

The Face of Violence, 1954.

Reflections on the Revolution in France.

BURKE (Edmund).

Reflections on the Revolution in France, 1790.

Decennial Reports on the Trade, Navigation, Industries, etc., of the Ports Open to Foreign Commerce in China, and on the Condition and Development of the Treaty Port Provinces, 1812-21 (fourth issue).

CHINA MARITIME CUSTOMS.

Decennial Reports on the Trade, Navigation, Industries, etc.,… 1924.

Zongli fengan shilu. [A Record of the Prime Minister's Funeral].

CHINESE REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT.

Zongli fengan shilu. [A Record of the Prime… 1929.

Winston S. Churchill. (1874-1965).

CHURCHILL (Randolph S.) & GILBERT (Martin).

Winston S. Churchill. (1874-1965), 1966.

Autograph Letter Signed ('Winston S. Churchill') to 'My dear Mallet' (Charles Mallet),

CHURCHILL W. S.

Autograph Letter Signed ('Winston S. Churchill') to 'My… 1910.

Letter written while Churchill was Home Secretary thanking Mallet

Arms and the Covenant. Speeches by the Right Hon. Winston S. Churchill C.H. M.P. Compiled by Randolph S. Churchill.

CHURCHILL (Winston S.)

Arms and the Covenant. Speeches by the Right… 1938.

Mission to Moscow.

[CHURCHILL (Winston S.)] & DAVIES (Joseph E.)

Mission to Moscow, 1941.

FROM THE LIBRARY OF WINSTON S. CHURCHILL

Between the World and Me.

COATES (Ta-Nehisi).

Between the World and Me, 2015.

SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR

A Grammar of the Sanscrit Language, vol. 1 [all published]

COLEBROOKE (H.T.)

A Grammar of the Sanscrit Language, vol. 1… 1805.

SCHOLARSHIP IN THE EAST INDIA COMPANY: FROM THE COLLEGE AT FORT WILLIAM

[ALS to Rev. Sheppard describing a trip up the Niger.]

CROWTHER (Rev. Samuel).

[ALS to Rev. Sheppard describing a trip up… 1860.

A NIGERIAN BISHOP IN NIGERIA

Frederick Douglass the Orator. Containing an Account of His Life; His Eminent Public Services; His Brilliant Career as Orator; Selections from His Speeches and Writings.

[DOUGLASS (Frederick)] & GREGORY (James M.)

Frederick Douglass the Orator. Containing an Account of… 1893.

THE FIRST BIOGRAPHY OF DOUGLASS BY A BLACK AUTHOR

[DOUGLASS (Frederick).]

"An Appeal to Congress for Impartial Suffrage" [and]… 1867.

"SLAVERY IS NOT ABOLISHED UNTIL THE BLACK MAN HAS THE BALLOT"

A Panorama of Progress of the Negro in Alabama.

DRAKE (J.F.) & HARDY (J. Garrick).

A Panorama of Progress of the Negro in… 1959.

THE ONLY PUBLISHED EDITION

Loi Relative aux Colonies.

DUPORT (L. François), minister of justice et al.

Loi Relative aux Colonies, 1791.

FRANCE GRANTS AN AMNESTY FOR THE "AUTEURS DES TROUBLES"

GET OUT OF THE WAY. As the new Premier--has now nail'd the old Premier (up out of the way)--to the mast : and fastened the hatches down--upon the un-COMMON vagabonds--below in the hold...

[EAST (Sir Edward Hyde)], & BRIERLY, publisher.

GET OUT OF THE WAY. As the new Premier--has now… 1835.

AN UNRECORDED SATIRE CONCERNING COFFEE, CHICORY AND SUGAR

An Account of the State Prison or Penitentiary House, in the City of New York: by one of the Inspectors of the Prison.

[EDDY (Thomas).]

An Account of the State Prison or Penitentiary… 1801.

PRISON DESIGN AND REFORM IN NEW YORK

Women's Suffrage. A Short History of a Great Movement.

FAWCETT (Millicent).

Women's Suffrage. A Short History of a Great… 1912.

For Staff College Candidates. The Indian Mutiny.

FITZ GERALD LEE (J.) & RADCLIFFE (F.W.)

For Staff College Candidates. The Indian Mutiny, 1860.

LESSONS FROM THE INDIAN MUTINY

A Short Historical Review of the Life of the Egbas from 1829 to 1930.

FOLARIN (Adebesin).

A Short Historical Review of the Life of… 1931.

A RARE LOCAL HISTORY PRINTED IN ABEOKUTA

The High Tide of Black Resistance.

FORMAN (James).

The High Tide of Black Resistance, 1968.

THE STRUGGLE FOR BLACK LIBERATION

The doctrine of Christianity, as held by the people called Quakers, vindicated : in answer to Gilbert Tennent's sermon on the lawfullness of war.

[FRANKLIN IMPRINT] & SMITH (John).

The doctrine of Christianity, as held by the… 1748.

QUAKER PACIFISM IN A TIME OF WAR

A collection of 17 rare French caricatures on various subjects from fashion, food and race to health and beauty and prostitution. Many of the caricatures satirise English life.

[FRENCH CARICATURES].

A collection of 17 rare French caricatures on… 1805.

HOW THE FRENCH VIEW THE ENGLISH

Progreso y Miseria. Investigación de la causa de las crisis industriales y del aumento de la miseria al aumentar la riqueza. Traducción del Ingles, autorizada y revisada por el autor.

GEORGE (Henry).

Progreso y Miseria. Investigación de la causa de… 1893.

FIRST SPANISH TRANSLATION OF 'THE MOST INFLUENTIAL OF AMERICAN WORKS ON ECONOMICS'

Museum de 1933.

Museum de 1933, 1833.

A VIVID SATIRE OF THE JULY MONARCHY.

Shin'ei kinseidan [Talking about recent events between the Qing and England].

Shin'ei kinseidan [Talking about recent events between the… 1850.

Brief account of the Visit of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Connaught to Hongkong in April 1890 - Compiled from the local journals and other sources.

[HURLEY (R. C.)] attrib.

Brief account of the Visit of their Royal… 1890.

HURLEY IN HONG KONG

Shoryusha 50nen shunen kinen meien zuroku [A illustrated catalogue of a tea feast published on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Shoryusha company].

INOUE (Kumataro).

Shoryusha 50nen shunen kinen meien zuroku [A illustrated… 1926.

Akka buraku [Akka Village].

ISHIDA (Hirokazu).

Akka buraku [Akka Village], 1973.

Kyoto minka fu [Record of Kyoto's Minka Houses].

IWAI (Taketoshi)., KATO (Minoo). & KAWAI (Kanjiro). design

Kyoto minka fu [Record of Kyoto's Minka Houses], 1934.

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