British politician, evangelist and philanthropist (1759-1833) who played an important role in the movement to abolish slavery. Signed book: A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Higher and Middle Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity. Twelfth edition. London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1817. Hardcover, 4.25 x 7, 309 pages. Signed and inscribed on a free end page in ink, "To Miss Vaughan, With the friendly regards of W, Wilburforce, Kens'n Gore Dec'r 16th 1817." In very good condition, with heavy foxing to the end pages (including the signed page), and heavy wear to the spine.
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