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[Slave Trade].

Slave Trade. No. 5 (1880). Correspondence with British representatives and agents abroad, and reports from Naval Officers and the Treasury, relative to the Slave Trade. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of Her Majesty. 1880. [C.-2720].

London, Harrison and Sons, 1880.,

2500.00 €

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Author
[Slave Trade].
Publishers
London, Harrison and Sons, 1880.
Keyword
Middle East, incl. Arabian Gulf: History, Travels, Falconry and Horses
Languages
English

Description

Folio. XVIII, 336 pp. Publisher's printed blue wrappers. Rare British parliamentary papers and correspondence with local agents and officers on the slave trade, including much material relating to the Hejaz, to Jeddah and the Red Sea, as well as Rear-Admiral Corbett's "Report on the Slave Trade on the East Coast [of Africa] and Mozambique, and the Persian Gulf" (pp. 315-318), stating that "No sea traffic in Slaves appears to exist in this region" (i.e., the Arabian Gulf). - Wrappers a little dust-soiled, spine slightly worn with loss. A very good copy. - Bennett 507.
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