Sammmelband on spiritualism, slavery, phrenology, and

Heading: (Spiritualism, etc.) Author: [Various authors] Title: Sammelband containing Six Pamphlets on Spiritualism, Slavery, and Phrenology Place Published: Chicago, Boston, New York, and Washington [

1. The Cotton Plantation Record and Account Book, No. 1 Suitable for a Force of 40 hands, or under, By Thomas Affleck. Fifth Edition. New Orleans: Published by B.M. Norman, 14 Camp Street 1854. A dail

Dr. Willarton Phrenology Bust. American, ca. 1890s. Life size composition bust with crackle finish. Identifies 35 sections of the skull, and on the reverse of base the qualities present in each sectio

Group of six carte-de-visite (CDV) photographs taken by O.C. Smith in New Bern, North Carolina during the Civil War. The lot includes: 1. Historically important view of an enslaved African American f

Book, " UP FROM SLAVERY " Washington T Booker , inscribed and signed presentation copy to Andrew Carnegie dated 1902 with additional letter referencing the Tuskagee Library building. !st edition in cl

Heading: Author: Gall, Franz Joseph and Johann Gaspar Spurzheim Title: Anatomie et Physiologie du Système Nerveux en Général, et du Cerveau en Particulier... Place Published: Paris Publisher:F. Sc

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Public Sale of Slaves!! Franklin County, [KY]: N.p., 30 October 1863. With pencil inscription recording the 8 enslaved sold with names and prices.   Visible 11 3/4 x 8 7/8

Slavery.- Draft Articles of agreement between William Knox of South Wales, and John Simpson and John Tunno, merchants of London of the sale of slaves, 5pp., folds, browned, folio, 29th November 1785 &

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. 12 Likely Negroes for Sale.  Barren County, KY: N.p., 27 April 1863.   10 5/8 x 14 3/8 in. letterpress broadside (minor offsetting, a few ink spots); framed to 15 1/8

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION].  List of Slaves and Free Negroes found under guard when Brig. Gen'l Martin assumed command at Plymouth, NC.  [Plymouth, NC], [1864?]. Manuscript listing over 262 indiv

A Carved and Painted Wood Phrenology Head 19th Century having inset glass eyes. unmarked. Height 15 x width 7 x depth 8 inches.

SLAVERY. Broadside, “Gang of 25 Sea Island Cotton and Rice Negroes”, 1 p., September 25, 1852, Charleston, 7” x 9.25”. Wrinkles, abrasion to portions of some text, tape repair

This is an antique broadside engraving of a joint resolution of congress proposing to amend the US constitution to abolish slavery. This engraving bears the printed signatures of all of the senators a

Dr. Willarton Phrenology Bust. American, ca. 1890s. Life size composition bust with crackle finish. Identifies 35 sections of the skull, and on the reverse of base the qualities present in each sectio

"Freedom or Slavery: The Paul Robeson Portfolio," 1998, a portfolio of fourteen (14) silkscreens, including works by Elizabeth Catlett, Betye Saar, Erique Chagoya, Rupert Garcia, Raymond Saunders and

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Notice...Three Likely Negroes. St. Louis, MO: N.p., 18 September 1846. Visible 11 3/8 x 8 3/8 in. letterpress broadside (creasing, ink bleed from verso); matted and framed to 15

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION].  $300 Reward. Ranaway...my Negro Boy George Johnson. Broadside with autograph letter signed ("Nath'l W. Hays") on bifolium integral leaf to Chief of Police of West Chester,

(SPIRITUALISM) Four spirit photograph cabinet cards depicting sitters among shrouds of floating photographic souls. Includes three with what appear to be family members and a fourth with a standing Na

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. MATTHEWS, Nathaniel. Autograph letter signed ("Nathaniel Matthews"), to R.W. Vasser, with details of 10 enslaved individuals. Richmond, VA, 9 December 1849.   2 pages, 4to,

Leroy Almon. Cruelty of Slavery. 1991. Signed, dated and titled. Carved and painted wood-relief plaque. Masterpiece Example. Excellent condition. 22.5" w x 36" h. Est. $2,000-4,000. Ship: $100

(SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) [Samuel M. Fassett; photographer.] Carte-de-visite portrait of Frederick Douglass taken during the Civil War. Albumen copy-print photograph, 3½ x 2 inches, on plain period

PAMPHLET "SLAVERY A POEM" BY HANNAH MORE, FIRST EDITION 1788, AURA OR THE SLAVE POEM IN TWO CANTO'S DEDICATED TO JOHN CARR L.L.D. FIRST EDITION 1788, THE WRONGS OF AFRICA A POEM FIRST EDITION 1788, PR

[SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. Administrator's Sale of Slaves. Clay County, MO: N.p., 9 March 1858. 9 1/2 x 7 7/8 in. letterpress broadside (toning, short marginal tears); framed to 13 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (not e

(SLAVERY & ABOLITION.) Commissioner's Sale! . . . Eight Likely Negroes. Letterpress broadside, 9 x 11¼ inches, signed in type by Silvester Johnson as commissioner; folds, minimal wear, tipped to