Description
First edition of Sapphira and the Slave Girl by Willa Cather. Small octavo, 295pp. Olive green cloth, title on labels on spine and cover. Stated first edition on copyright page. Publishers first state dust jacket, $2.50 on front cover, in good condition, light wear, glue residue on cover. A good example.
Comments: This work by Willa Cather follows the life of Sapphira Dodderidge Colbert, a white woman who become jealous of Nancy, a young slave woman. The novel takes place in 1856 in Virginia, where racial prejudice is prevalent.
