Book Description

HOARE Prince - Memoirs of Granville Sharp, Esq.: Composed from his Own Manuscripts, and Other Authentic Documents in the Possession of his Family and of the African Institution. London: Printed for Henry Colburn and Co (1820) xxxii + 524pp + xxxiii. 1st ed., fine in original half calf, front board detached and marbled boards with some loss.Granville Sharp (1735-1813) was a British campaigner for the abolition of the slave trade. He founded the St George's Bay Company, a forerunner of the Sierra Leone Company to settle black people there.
Author HOARE Prince
Date 1820

Price: £750.00

Offered by Pennymead Books

Friends of the PBFA

For £10 get free entry to our fairs, updates from the PBFA and more.

Please email info@pbfa.org for more information

Join PBFA

Membership of the PBFA is open to anyone who has been trading in antiquarian and second-hand books for a minimum of two years subject to certain criteria.

Email info@pbfa.org to find out more, or complete the enquiry form.

complete the form