The Suppression of the Slave Trade to the United States of America 1638-1870 8vo: original publisher's red cloth; some very slight mottling to the edges of the upper board and slight fading to the rear board and spine. A superior copy of a book

The Suppression of the Slave Trade to the United States of America 1638-1870 8vo: original publisher's red cloth; some very slight mottling to the edges of the upper board and slight fading to the rear board and spine. A superior copy of a book rarely encountered in collectable condition. New York: Longmans, Green, 1896 E1000-1500 First Edition Of Du Bois's First Book. Volume I in the Harvard Historical Studies Series. A landmark study, still one of the best sources for research on the subject. Vernon Loggin, in his book The Negro Author New York, 1931 , says: '. by far the greatest intellectual achievement which had by 1900 come from any American Negro. It taught the colored man that if He were to be considered an historian, He had to produce a work which could meet the requirement of high standards Blockson, 101 Influential Books by and about People of African Descent, #47; Partington 2320 See Illustration