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SAPPHIRA AND THE SLAVE GIRL
by CATHER, Willa
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Bookplate on front pastedown. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Bookplate on front pastedown. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper. Advance Copy with the page stating such tipped in as the front endpaper.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002293
- Title
- SAPPHIRA AND THE SLAVE GIRL
- Author
- CATHER, Willa
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Bookplate on front pastedown. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- Western Literature, Modern First Editions, Modern Firsts, Women's Literature, 20th Century American Literature, Advance Review Copy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western Literature; Advance Review Copy;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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- Bookplate
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- Dustwrapper
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- Fine
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- Tipped In
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- First Edition
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