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Sapphira and the slave girl / by Willa Cather.

LIBRA - Athenaeum of Philadelphia Circulating PS3505.A87 S3 1940
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Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Rare Books Collection PS3505.A87 S3 1940b
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Cather, Willa, 1873-1947.
Contributor:
Rare Books Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Slavery--United States--Fiction.
Slavery.
African Americans--Fiction.
African Americans.
African American families--Fiction.
African American families.
Husband and wife--Fiction.
Husband and wife.
Jealousy--Fiction.
Jealousy.
Virginia--History--1775-1865--Fiction.
Virginia.
Genre:
Authors' autographs.
Limitation statements.
Fiction.
Physical Description:
295 pages ; 26 cm
Place of Publication:
New York : A. A. Knopf, 1940.
Summary:
Sapphira Colbert, a bitter but privileged white woman, begins to persecute a young slave named Nancy, whom she unjustly suspects of seducing her husband.
Local Notes:
Athenaeum copy: No. 495 of 520 copies, signed by the author.
Athenaeum copy: Sinkler bequest; in slipcase.
OCLC:
3367920

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