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[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. TREGEAR, Gabriel Shire (1802?1841). A g...

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[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. TREGEAR, Gabriel Shire (1802?1841). A group of 5 etchings from ?Life in Philadelphia?. London: G. S. Tregear, [ca. 1830s]. 4to. Etching and aquatint with hand?coloring by Charles Hunt after Childs. Includes: Nos. 1 (large closed tear to central image with old repair verso), 8, 10, 14, and 16. Marginal dust soiling or toning at extreme edges. Each professionally hinged and matted. A handsome suite of satirical racist illustrations marketed to the British public.