Sapphira and the Slave Girl
by Willa Cather
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1940. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The chief theme of the novel is the subtle persecution of a beautiful mulatto girl by her jealous mistress in Virgina just prior to the American Civil War.The setting is the beautiful Virgina countryside, and the narrative is peopled with unusual characters: the mountain people, grim disapproving " Republicans" ( The party of Lincoln ), and sapphira's AFrican slaves, who are, and doubtless were meant to be, the most interesting figures in the book. This iconic book is in fine unmarked condition with a fine bright paper spine label and a fine bright paper label on the front cover. Book retains its rose top stain. jacket would be fine except it is price has been clipped. This is a wonderful collectible of the authors last novel suitable for any fine library. Protected in Mylar.
Synopsis
Willa Cather was born near Winchester, Virginia, in 1873. When she was ten years old, her family moved to the prairies of Nebraska, later the setting for a number of her novels. At the age of twenty-one, she graduated from the University of Nebraska, and she spent the next few years doing newspaper work and teaching high school in Pittsburgh. In 1903, her first book, April Twilights, a collection of poems, was published, and two years later The Troll Garden, a collection of stories, appeared in print. After the publication of her first novel, Alexander’s Bridge, in 1912, Cather devoted herself full time to writing, and over the years she completed eleven more novels (including O Pioneers!, My Ántonia, The Professor’s House, and Death Comes for the Archbishop ), four collections of short stories, and two volumes of essays. Cather won the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours in 1923. She died in 1947.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001103
- Title
- Sapphira and the Slave Girl
- Author
- Willa Cather
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Alfred A Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1940
- Pages
- 295
- Keywords
- Fine First Edition/First printing
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
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