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Author Name    Cather, Willa

Title   Sapphira and the Slave Girl

Binding   Hard Cover

Book Condition   Very Good in Very Good dj

Edition   First edition

Publisher   New York Alfred A Knopf 1940

Seller ID   1230

The setting is Virginia prior to the outbreak of the Civil War. A dramatic story of a woman's jealousy of her beautiful mulatto slave. Hidden behind typical "Old Southern Manners" is a grim portrait of slavery in the south. Green cloth boards & spine, decorative title panels. DW not price clipped, floral design, black title panels to front & spine. Upper spine end 1/4 closed tear, lower rear spine edge rubbed, small chip. Prev owner inscription to pastedown. All else clean and tight. In protective polyester wraps. First Edition, stated. sm 8 vo, 295 p

Sapphira and the slave girl first edition, Willa Cather First Edition, Virginia Slaves Novel of Slavery, Slave Owners, pre-civil war novels Historical Fiction, Plantation South, Slavery, First Edition

Price = 14.50 USD

 


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