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177948338Sulzbach: Aharon ben Meshulam Zalman 1779. First edition. Hardcover. vg- to vg. Folio. 254 4 double-sided leaves. Rebound in brown buckram over decorative tan paper boards. Gilt lettering on the spine. Title page with decorative woodcut border. This work of Halacha Jewish law by German Rabbi Noah Hayyim Zevi Hirsch Berlin 1734-1802 interprets the talmudic laws concerning the washing of the hands the laws of mixed eruvs "Eruvei Hazerot" and the prohibition on incest. One of the more prominent Talmudists of his era Rabbi Berlin was considered an intelligent teacher and interpreter of the the oral law. Here he makes use of both the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmud as his sources. This is among his best known works. Decorative woodblock headpiece at the top of the first page and a decorative floral woodblock tailpiece on the verso of leaf 254. The last four pages at the back contain an extensive index refering to the Shulhan Aruch printed in three columns.<br /> <br /> Text throughout Hebrew.<br /> <br /> Binding with some minor bumping and scratches to the spine. Some minor bumping to extremities including the bottom right corner of the front cover and the side-edge of the back board. Title page with a period inscription in ink along the bottom margin as well as a few light water stains. A few small wormholes start on the title page and run until p.25 one of which continues until p.130. Text almost entirely unaffected by the holes. Small orange sticker on the top on the interior front cover. Binding in very good interior in very good- condition overall. Hebrew Title: . ספר עצי ×למוגי×: ×•×”×•× ×‘×™×ור עמוק ורחב על כל ×“×™× ×™ × ×˜×™×œ×ª ×™×“×™× ×•×”×œ×›×•×ª עירובי חצירות ×•×©× ×™×•×ª לעריות<br /> Author: × ×— ×—×™×™× ×¦×‘×™ ברלין<br /> Alternate transliteration: Atzei Almogim Aze Almogim<br /> <br /> Bibliographic reference: Vinograd p.299 Sulzbach #363. Aharon ben Meshulam Zalman hardcover
1794WRCAM23873New York 1794. 72pp. Later imitation leather. Light stains and toning to text old library stamp on verso of titlepage. Good. Condemnation of the conditions in France and a call for constitutional liberty for all. An early pamphlet by the great lexicographer. EVANS 28053. hardcover books
1790371006Boston: Printed .for the author by I. Thomas and E.T. Andrews. At Faust's Statue no. 45 Newbury Street 1790. First Edition. xvi 1-414pp. 8vo. Later brown cloth inner hinge of title-page strengthened. First Edition. xvi 1-414pp. 8vo. "Early example of phonetic spelling" - Howes W203; Skeel 745; Evans 23053; Sabin 102344 Printed ...for the author, by I. Thomas and E.T. Andrews. At Faust's Statue, no. 45, Newbury Street unknown
1799mon0000002001Printed by Hudson & Goodwin. 1799-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Volume 1: 348p; volume 2: 352p. Leather covers with red and black morocco labels. No DJ issued. Once had marbled page edges but the marbling is mostly faded. Previous owner name stamped in each volume: John H. Pitman as well is inked in each volume. Inked name is dated 1833 in Vol. 1. Rubbing to all leather edges. Scuffing to covers. Some staining to covers of both volumes. Foxing throughout in both volumes. Stitched binding is tight in both volumes. Original binding on both volumes. William Osler called this book ""the most important medical work written in this country by a layman."" Printed by Hudson & Goodwin. hardcover
179927523<p><strong>1799 Noah Webster Medicine 1ed History of Epidemic DISEASES America BEST!</strong></p><p><strong><u>"The most important medical work written in this country"</u></strong></p><p>The name Webster has become synonymous with dictionary and American language over the last century. Noah Webster sought to create a purely 'American' culture that was independent of British claim; he achieved this by creating his dictionary – a work that helped distance American grammar and linguistics from that of Britain.</p><p>However Webster is also remembered for an interesting treatise chronicling world diseases and epidemics. This work summarized 19th-century diseases his own observations and the effects of the epidemics on economics and historical growth.</p><p>Osler says of this work:</p><p>"The most important medical work written in this country by a layman."</p><p>Item number: #27523</p><p>Price: $750</p><p>WEBSTER Noah</p><p><strong><em>A brief history of epidemic and pestilential diseases ; with the principal phenomena of the physical world which precede and accompany them and observations deduced from the facts stated</em></strong></p><p>Hartford: Printed by Hudson & Goodwin 1799. First edition.</p><p><u>Details</u>:</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Collation: Complete with all pages; Volume II</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->4 352</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->References: Garrison-Morton 1675.1</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Provenance:</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Binding sticker – T. Creigh</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Handwritten – <em>John Creigh 1830</em></p><p> <!--endif-->John Creigh 1773-1861 was a physician in Pennsylvania. His own father also John Creigh 1741-1813 was an <strong>Irish immigrant to America who fought for American independence during the Revolutionary War being commissioned as Captain of the 6th Company 2nd Battalion. </strong></p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Handwritten – <em>Tho. Creigh 1830</em></p><p> <!--endif-->Thomas Creigh 1808-1880 was an American Presbyterian minister at Mercersburg Presbyterian Church for 49 years. While not predominantly remembered as a writer he also wrote and published several sermons and works of Presbyterian history in and around his native Carlislie Pennsylvania.</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Language: English</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Binding: Leather; tight and secure</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Size: ~8.75in X 5.5in 22.5cm x 14cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p><u>Photos available upon request. </u></p> Hudson & Goodwin hardcover
1796ST20740Philadelphia: Printed by Matthew Carey 1796. 165 x 102 mm. 6 1/2 x 4". 95 pp. <br/> Late 19th century brown half roan over marbled boards smooth spine divided into panels by gilt fillets each with gilt daisy red morocco label marbled endpapers. Sabin 102386; Evans 31599; ESTC W28973. Very light rubbing to joints and extremities mild foxing throughout but unusually clean and bright for a book printed on 18th century American paper and in a convincing retrospective binding showing almost no wear.<br/> <br/> This is a very pleasing copy of a work that demonstrates an important early American lexicographer's philosophy toward the impact of language. After graduating from Yale and briefly studying law Noah Webster 1758-1843 established an elementary school and discovered the need for spelling and grammar books in the new country. According to ANB "Webster believed that the new nation needed a feeling of identity a consciousness of self that bound it together and distinguished it from others. Not surprisingly Webster concluded that this revolution of mind and heart should begin with children and with the acquisition of books that would reflect the American language culture and history." He produced textbooks on spelling and grammar as well as his famous dictionary a book PMM tells us "marked a definite advance in modern lexicography." In the present work Webster goes beyond the words themselves into a concern with their usage telling us in the preface that he is attempting "to find the method of writing calculated to do the most general good" in society. The author serves as "prompter" giving lines to "the numerous actors upon the great theatre of life"--that is providing discussion on "common sayings" to help improve writers and by extension the "world at large." "The Prompter" was published anonymously in Hartford Connecticut in 1791 and enjoyed considerable popularity in New England well into the 19th century. Webster revealed his authorship in a 1796 advertisement in the federalist newspaper "American Minerva" which he had helped to found and edited from 1793-98. Our copy in a pleasing replica binding and quite fine condition internally is particularly appealing since many copies that have appeared on the market are in the condition expected of a book meant for the schoolroom. Printed by Matthew Carey unknown
17942990Boston: printed and sold by John W. Folsom 1794. Fourth Edition. Good. 12mo in 6's. 140 x 87 mm. A-H6 = 48 ff COMPLETE AND UNSOPHISTICATED. Paper-covered scaleboard binding with sheep spine hinges cracked paper almost completely removed from covers wood chipped away at corners leather chipped at head of spine leather rubbed along spine. Front binder's blank slightly detatched pages browned small water stain on bottom edge of back pastedown inscription on p. 18. Ownership inscription of Joseph Gould on verso of final binder's blank see below. A scarce 18th-century American scaleboard binding on a popular work by Noah Webster. Despite the modesty of the present binding its first owner Joseph Gould was clearly a discerning bibliophile: on page 18 he has written: "If any should chance this book to red sic let keep his fingers clean." <br/><br/>Scaleboard a.k.a. scabbard or scabboard was made from very thin sheets of wood that had been split going towards the grain instead of being sawed. Whereas the survival rate of early American scaleboard bindings is not high owing to their fragile nature they were once in great abundance used in place of paste or pulpboard from the 1680s until the mid-nineteenth century most often on widely disseminated texts such as this one. In the present binding the grain of the scaleboard is horizontal a common New England practice.<br/><br/>The present text was first printed in Hartford in 1791 and was reprinted well into the 19th century. Webster's authorship of the text was revealed in an advertisement in the "American Minerva" dated January 16 1796 which Webster had established in 1793 as New York's first daily newspaper and edited for four years. Called "the father of American scholarship and education" Webster was a prolific writer and textbook pioneer his "Blue-Backed Speller" books educating generations of American children. His name became practically synonymous with the word "dictionary" when his first dictionary "A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language" was published in 1806.<br/><br/>Provenance: inscribed "Stoneham / January 28 Day 1795 / Joseph Gould His / Book." This may be Lieut. Joseph Gould 1767-1800 who is buried at the Old Burying Ground sic in Stoneham. <br/><br/>Only one other copy of this edition appears on the market though not in a scaleboard binding.<br/><br/>Sabin 102383; Evans 28050; Skeel E.E.F. Webster 662; ESTC W27908. printed and sold by John W. Folsom unknown books
1796000618NEW YORK. Fair with no dust jacket. 1796. Non-Book. On offer is a post-revolutionary 1796 operational ledger sheet of the prominent Dutchess County Amenia New York family of Captain Noah Wheeler. The ledger sheet details exactly how a post-Revolutionary farm family managed their wheat their assets debts and the passing of the torch from a veteran father to his adolescent sons. This ledger sheet was kept by Captain Noah Wheeler 1743-1823 and two of his sons. Capt. Wheeler was a descendant of the prominent Wheeler family of New York State. He was a member of the 6th Regiment Charlotte Precinct Dutchess County Militia. Detailed BIO NOTES can be found at the end of this listing. In 1796 Capt. Wheeler then in his early 50s was working in wheat production alongside his 15- and 18-year-old sons Thomas Newcomb 1773-1844 and Anthony 1771-1840. In autumn of that year they were producing wheat and kept this balance sheet to track details of their sowing and production external sales internal consumption financial balances and debts. The sheet also includes details such as who purchased the wheat what is owed to each of the three Wheelers or how much they owed. On the verso is written Account of Wheat in 1796 of Noah Wheeler Anthony & Thomas N his sons. The title is written in the same hand as that of the balance sheet itself. This document provides surprisingly deep insight into the daily lives of the patriarch and young men of a rural pioneering American family and gives a glimpse into the work a father did to prepare his sons to take over the family business as they became men. Condition: Large ledger sheet measuring approximately 13.5x7.75. It has been folded and there is age toning some light stains and splitting along fold lines consistent with its age and use. It is entirely legible and written in ink. Overall Fair. BIO NOTES: Noah Wheeler was born in Connecticut to Captain Thomas Wheeler 1715-1754 and Eunice Gates 1718-1787. Thomas Wheeler fought in the French and Indian War and died in Fite Miller tavern on his way home on September 1 1757. Noah Wheeler fought in the Revolutionary War under Colonel David Southerland. He was a member of the 6th Regiment Charlotte Precinct Dutchess County Militia. He was noted as being ranked First Lt. On March 30 1778 and made Captain June 25 1778. Noah Wheeler married Eunice Newcombe 1748-1812 also of Dutchess County. Together they had at least 12 children. His sons including Anthony and Thomas Newcomb were all farmers who built strong estates in New York State. Anthony went on to be a well-respected soldier who commanded the 29th regiment of militia in the War of 1812. ; Manuscripts; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; 1 pages; HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA FARMING WHEAT AGRICULTURE NEW YORK STATE REVOLUTIONARY ERA AGRIBUSINESS PIONEER ECONOMICS ; Signed by Autograph . unknown
1789H33517Boston: Isaiah Thomas and Company 1789. First Printing. Hardcover. Good. Contemporary brown calf good with general rubbing and wear to binding light warping lacking spine label contents good with light-to-moderate waviness to text general tanning and occasional light brown stains minor restoration to inner hinges. Well bound clean and unmarked; the addition of a spine label would do wonders for this book. 410 pp. Isaiah Thomas and Company hardcover
1790260813Boston: I. Thomas and E. T. Andrews 1790. First. hardcover. very good. xvi 414 pages. 8vo contemporary sheep with old hand-written spine label chipped; binding well-rubbed and front joint tender but still sound; pages toned and with scattered staining; several pages chipped in margins with no loss of text; first and last several pages darkened at edges from leather binding; ownership signature dated June 1847 on the front blank. Boston I. Thomas and E. T. Andrews 1790. First edition of the first collection of Webster's writings. Overall despite faults a very good copy of this uncommon book.<br/><br/> An early example of phonetic spelling. "In the essays ritten within the last yeer a considerable change of spelling iz introduced by way of experiment": this striking early attempt at a phonetic orthography was to find its final fruit in Webster's famous dictionary forty years later. The broad subject matter addresses Government Education Ettiquette Finance History Native Americana etc. The list of subscribers included John Adams 2 copies twelve senators and numerous Massachusetts and Connecticut luminaries. -- Alston III 398; Evans 23053; Sabin 102344; Skeel 745; Howes W-203.<br/><br/> I. Thomas and E. T. Andrews unknown books
1790260813Boston: I. Thomas and E. T. Andrews 1790. First. hardcover. very good. xvi 414 pages. 8vo contemporary sheep with old hand-written spine label chipped; binding well-rubbed and front joint tender but still sound; pages toned and with scattered staining; several pages chipped in margins with no loss of text; first and last several pages darkened at edges from leather binding; ownership signature dated June 1847 on the front blank. Boston I. Thomas and E. T. Andrews 1790. First edition of the first collection of Webster's writings. Overall despite faults a very good copy of this uncommon book.<br/> <br/> An early example of phonetic spelling. "In the essays ritten within the last yeer a considerable change of spelling iz introduced by way of experiment": this striking early attempt at a phonetic orthography was to find its final fruit in Webster's famous dictionary forty years later. The broad subject matter addresses Government Education Ettiquette Finance History Native Americana etc. The list of subscribers included John Adams 2 copies twelve senators and numerous Massachusetts and Connecticut luminaries. -- Alston III 398; Evans 23053; Sabin 102344; Skeel 745; Howes W-203.<br/> <br/> I. Thomas and E. T. Andrews unknown
1789369274Boston MA: Isaiah Thomas and Company 1789. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/None. 416 pages. Hardcover. Full-calf leather bound with gilt rule edging on the spine faded—see image red leather label ruled in gilt gold title on spine also in gilt. No pages missing. Previous owner's dated signature on front flyleaf title page and facing page. Front and rear hinges tender. Signature pp. 53-66 is coming away from spine at bottom still attached. Hinge split at gutter after front fly leaf which is slightly detached as well. Small wear hole on page before title page. Wear to cover boards about the edges and at spine. Small bit of leather missing at bottom of spine see image. Front cover board has a slight warp see image. Some foxing and tanning from age throughout including edges. This old volume is a treasure written by the Father of the English Dictionary with a dedication to Benjamin Franklin a contributor. Record # 369274 Isaiah Thomas and Company hardcover
1790528831790. WEBSTER Noah Jun. A Collection of Essays and Fugitiv sic Writings. On Moral Historical Political and Literary Subjects. Boston: I. Thomas and E. T. Andrews 1790. 1st ed. xvi 414 pp. Orig. full calf with gilt-lettered red morocco spine label and gilt spine rules. Minor scuffing to bindings and scattered toning to paper; wanting front fly-leaf else very good. HOWES W- 203. Evans 23053. An early example of phonetic spelling. With a list of subscribers and errata. A collection of essays on a wide variety of subjects from "Guvernment" to "Skools" to "Karacter. unknown
1790WRCAM56704Boston: I. Thomas and E.T. Andrews 1790. xvi414pp. Modern half calf with early calf corners laid down on the outer corners marbled boards spine gilt leather label. Leather bookplate of William Safire on front pastedown with a handful of marginal pencil notations in the text likely in his hand. Mild offsetting on titlepage minor toning. Overall very good. Noted grammarian and pundit William Safire's copy of the first collection of Noah Webster's writings demonstrating the broad reach of the pioneering lexicographer's genius. Webster's essays touch a variety of topics from the new constitution to the practical reasons why marriage between cousins is discouraged. Of particular note is the presence of many words that are spelled phonetically such as "Guvernment" "Skools" and "Karacter." This editorial decision was in keeping with Webster's growing desire to simplify language and qualify it in American as opposed to British ways by dispensing with unnecessary vowels and misleading consonant pairings such as "ch" for "k". The language experiments played out here demonstrate an important step in Webster's development as lexicographer which would would culminate in the publication of Webster's famous dictionary nearly forty years later in 1828. A charming Webster item with a notable linguistics-related provenance having been owned by William Safire the preeminent popular language and grammar expert of the 20th century. Safire was an author journalist and speechwriter who wrote the long-running column "On Language" for the New York Times. An attractive copy by the foundational American language expert owned by the most notable public expert on language in 20th-century America. NAIP w030387. EVANS 23053. SKEEL 745. BRINLEY SALE 7292. HOWES W203. ANB 22 pp.874-75. I. Thomas and E.T. Andrews hardcover books
1799162886Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin 1799. First Edition. hardcover. very good. 2 volumes. xii 9-348; iv 352pp. 8vo contemporary mottled calf with red leather spine labels bindings are rubbed and a little wormed; hinges on first volume are repaired but still solid and attractive; dampstains on front endpaper & blank flyleaf in first volume; pages toned as usual with some light foxing; small ink signatures on titles of both volumes; 2 pages in second volume have tears that were crudely taped and are now discolored. Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin 1799. First edition.<br/><br/> Webster surveyed known data from epidemics since the time of Christ in order to prove his theory that these diseases were not contagious but were caused by environmental changes. Despite his incorrect conlculsions his work was widely read and quite influential. William Osler called this book "the most important medical work written in this country by a layman." - GM 1675.1; Austin 2023; Heirs of Hippocrates 1160.<br/><br/> Hudson & Goodwin unknown books
1799162886Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin 1799. First Edition. hardcover. very good. 2 volumes. xii 9-348; iv 352pp. 8vo contemporary mottled calf with red leather spine labels bindings are rubbed and a little wormed; hinges on first volume are repaired but still solid and attractive; dampstains on front endpaper & blank flyleaf in first volume; pages toned as usual with some light foxing; small ink signatures on titles of both volumes; 2 pages in second volume have tears that were crudely taped and are now discolored. Hartford: Hudson & Goodwin 1799. First edition.<br/> <br/> Webster surveyed known data from epidemics since the time of Christ in order to prove his theory that these diseases were not contagious but were caused by environmental changes. Despite his incorrect conlculsions his work was widely read and quite influential. William Osler called this book "the most important medical work written in this country by a layman." - GM 1675.1; Austin 2023; Heirs of Hippocrates 1160.<br/> <br/> Hudson & Goodwin unknown
178964400Boston: printed for the author by Isaiah Thomas & Co 1789. First edition 8vo pp. 410 full orig. sheep neatly rebacked old spine laid down preserving the original red morocco label; extremities worn else a very good sound copy. A seminal work dedicated to Benjamin Franklin in which Webster puts forth for the first time the spirit of an American as opposed to a British English and particularly its orthography the reform of which grew out of his correspondence with Franklin. Evans 22259; Skeel 651. printed for the author by Isaiah Thomas & Co unknown
1787256660New York: Samuel Loudon 1787. First. hardcover. very good. Illustrated with 2 plates one torn and one edgeworn and 1 table torn and with some paper loss. 602 pages with continuous pagination. Thick 8vo contemporary leather-backed boards with red label well-worn but sound and attractive. New York: Printed by Samuel Loudon and sold for the printer by Messieurs Berry and Rogers Hodge Campbell Allen and Greenleaf December 1787 - July 1788. 8 of 12 issues bound together. First editions. Some light toning and foxing and a handful of contemporary ink marginalia still a very good copy of these scarce American periodicals edited by Noah Webster. OCLC list NO physical copies in any library.<br/> <br/> Issues include: moral fiction curiosities travel descriptions of unusual or exotic places science religion biographical anecdotes poetry etc. A section of European and American current events marriages and deaths concludes each issue.<br/> <br/> Samuel Loudon unknown
1787256660New York: Samuel Loudon 1787. First. hardcover. very good. Illustrated with 2 plates one torn and one edgeworn and 1 table torn and with some paper loss. 602 pages with continuous pagination. Thick 8vo contemporary leather-backed boards with red label well-worn but sound and attractive. New York: Printed by Samuel Loudon and sold for the printer by Messieurs Berry and Rogers Hodge Campbell Allen and Greenleaf December 1787 - July 1788. 8 of 12 issues bound together. First editions. Some light toning and foxing and a handful of contemporary ink marginalia still a very good copy of these scarce American periodicals edited by Noah Webster. OCLC list NO physical copies in any library.<br/><br/> Issues include: moral fiction curiosities travel descriptions of unusual or exotic places science religion biographical anecdotes poetry etc. A section of European and American current events marriages and deaths concludes each issue.<br/><br/> Samuel Loudon unknown books
1790465383Hartford: Printed by Elisha Babcock 1790. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Edited by Noah Webster and signed by him on the dedication page. Octavo. 6 364 4pp. Contemporary calf over boards with leather titling label on spine. Two contemporary owners’ names in ink at top margin of title page. A third autograph has been neatly clipped from the top edge of the title page. Wear to the edges of the boards and corners spine back and label are scuffed front joint is split both hinges neatly reinforced with one thin strip of cloth tape a good copy with modest scattered foxing. Copied from Winthrop’s original manuscript by Connecticut Governor John Trumbull the editor is identified as Noah Webster by Skeel and by his signature in this copy. A desirable copy of Winthrop’s historically important journal which includes the first written account of the ascent of Mt. Washington in 1642. ESTC W20590; Evans 23086; Skeel E.E.F. Webster 781; Trumbull J.H. Connecticut 1695. Printed by Elisha Babcock hardcover
17933069Hartford: Hudson and Goodwin 1793. First edition. Bound to style in modern quarter calf over marbled boards with morocco label to spine. Light scattered foxing largely concentrated at the preliminaries. Small tear to the blank inner corner of A2. Contemporary inscription to the footer of title page: "Sold in London by Chas. Delly price 1/6." Charles Delly a UK printer and bookseller active in the 1780s was clearly importing American titles to sell in his shop. Collates complete 5 6-56. An important and scarce work the only other copy to appear at auction came up disbound at Swann in 1982.<br/><br/>Best known as the lexicographer responsible for his American Dictionary of the English Language Noah Webster has been called "the father of American scholarship and education" Mason. He was also a committed abolitionist helping to found the Connecticut Society for the Abolition of Slavery in 1791. In the present work Webster argues that "slavery in all its forms and varieties is repugnant to private interest and public happiness of man." Providing a brief historical view of slavery Webster shows that across time and place the practice of enslaving people produces the same deleterious effects. "The actual produce of a country is nearly in an exact proportion to the degree of freedom enjoyed by its inhabitants." And he uses Ireland and Connecticut as examples that illustrate "the superior productiveness of the labor of freemen who work for their own benefit." Despite these progressive views Webster's essay is also heavily marked with the systemic racism that has undercut the momentum of many American social movements; and he problematically asserts the "laziness of slaves" in America commenting that "the blacks are so remarkable for their inaction their want of fore-sight and their disinclination to improvement." Unable to imagine the rich social movements that would emerge from enslaved people's descendants Webster places the responsibility for abolition on white Americans both for economic and moral good. "If that nation is the happiest which with industry enjoys a full supply of the comforts and conveniences of life then the government and those institutions which distribute and secure." <br/><br/>ESTC W31814. Evans 26448. Hudson and Goodwin unknown books
