Sale 2471 - Printed & Manuscript African Americana, March 29, 2018

INSCRIBED BYTHE AUTHOR 49 c   (SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) Ross, Alexander Milton. Recollections and Expe- riences of an Abolitionist from 1855 to 1865. 2 plates, plus a full-page engraving. 11, [1], [iii]-xii, 203 pages. Small 8vo, publisher’s cloth gilt, minor wear; cataloging notes to free end- papers, contents otherwise clean; inscribed on verso of the portrait plate “Presented to William Yehl Esq, with sentiments of high respect, by the author, Jany 1st 1886.” Toronto: Rowsell and Hutchinson, 1876 [1,000/1,500] Second edition of a Canadian abolitionist’s memoir. Ross was very active in the Underground Railroad, not only from the Canadian side, but in New Orleans,Alabama, and Kentucky; he was imprisoned for his efforts.Ten pages of testimonials at the front of the volume include endorsements by Harriet Beecher Stowe, John Greenleaf Whittier,William Lloyd Garrison, Gerrit Smith and many others. Illustrations include an engraved frontispiece of a slave in a jail cell, a portrait of the author, and text illustrations of John Brown, his pike and rifle, an emancipated slave, and several facsimile signatures. Blockson 9890. 50 50 c   (SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) The Missionary. Painted ceramic plate, 6 3 / 4 inches in diameter, with 3 1 / 4 -inch transfer showing a seated missionary reading from scripture to four slave(?) children of different ages and skin tones. Np, undated [600/900] 51    (SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) Collection of books relating to William Lloyd Garrison, with Garrison family provenance. 13 titles in 16 volumes, several inscribed by Garrison descendants; various sizes and conditions. Vp, 1852-1924 [400/600] These books descended through the family of William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879), including his son William Jr. (1838-1909), grandson William III (1874-1964), and great-granddaughter Faith Garrison Harwood (1910-1981). Includes: Selections from the Writings and Speeches of William Lloyd Garrison. Boston, 1852 *Wendell Phillips. Speeches. Ownership signature ofWilliam Lloyd Garrison, Jr.; some pencil notes. Boston, 1863 * Helen Eliza Garrison, a Memorial. Original albumen photographic frontispiece. Cambridge, 1876 *William Lloyd Garrison.The Story of His Life Told by his Children. 4 volumes. Bos- ton, 1894 * The Story of the Jubilee Singers. Boston, circa 1880 *Words of Garrison. Presentation from Francis and Theresa Garrison. Boston, 1905 * John Jay Chapman.William Lloyd Garrison. Presentation from Francis J. Garrison to his nephewWilliam Lloyd Garrison III. NewYork, 1913 * John Jay Chapman. William Lloyd Garrison on Non-Resistance. Presentation from Fanny Garrison Vilard to her niece and nephew “Billy and Edith.” NewYork, 1924 * 5 other volumes, not inscribed. Provenance: Michael Har- wood, son of Faith Garrison Harwood.