BARCLAY Alexander A practical view of the present state of slavery in the West Indies; or, an examination of Mr Stephen's Slavery of the British West India Colonies: containing more particularly an account of the actual condition of the negroes of Jamaica: with observations on the decrease of slaves since abolition of the slave trade, and on the probable effects of legislative emancipation: also strictures on the Edinburgh Review, and on the pamphlets of Mr Cooper and Mr Bicknell. London (1828) xxxi + 490pp. 3rd ed., in fine clean condition in the original blindstamped cloth boards with new spine Barclay had for 21 years being engaged as an overseer in Jamaica and vigorously supports the slave system.