Sapphira and the Slave Girl, Willa Cather
First edition, first printing of Cather's last novel, which balances an atmospheric portrait of antebellum Virginia against an unblinking view of the lives of Sapphira's slaves.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940. Publisher's original green cloth, paper spine and cover labels; pp. (viii, 295, [1]). An about near fine copy an about near fine, unclipped dust jacket. Binding remains sturdy with a light lean, some faint discoloration to boards, minimal shelfwear, internally clean. Jacket shows just minor shelfwear with a few scratches, toning to back panel. Protected in archival mylar.