1843 William Lloyd Garrison. Sonnets and Other Poems on the Abolition of Slavery. Abolitionist Provenance. Adventist Born in 1796

Born in 1796

A Narrative of Travel Exploration

for Abel Roper

In need of restoration

75 inches in diameter

1843 William Lloyd Garrison. Sonnets and Other Poems on the Abolition of Slavery. Abolitionist Provenance. Adventist Born in 1796A rather nice copy of the first edition of radical abolitionist, William Lloyd Garrison's poems on the abolition of the slave trade. Rare in the trade in any state, the present example also retains the ownership inscription of fellow abolitionist, and supporter of Frederick Douglass, David Joy. David Joy was a wealthy Nantucketer entrepreneur and fervent abolitionist who actively worked against slavery and for equal education for Black people. He was