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Sapphira and the Slave Girl

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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.

Additional information

Location Published

New York

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf

Edition

First Edition

Date Published

1940

ISBN
Binding

Cloth

Condition

Very good

Jacket Condition

good

Author

Cather | Willa