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[African-Americana] Harper, Frances E.W.
Iola Leroy, or Shadows Uplifted
Philadelphia: Garrigues Brothers, 1893. Second edition. 8vo. (iv), 281, (1) pp. Illustrated with frontispiece portrait. Original teal blue cloth, stamped in gilt, boards lightly soiled; all edges trimmed; patterned endpapers; contemporary gift inscription on front blank.
A scarce edition of Frances E.W. Harper's 1892 novel, the third novel ever published by an African-American woman. A lovely, unsophisticated, example.
Sold for $6,930
Estimated at $800 - $1,200
Philadelphia: Garrigues Brothers, 1893. Second edition. 8vo. (iv), 281, (1) pp. Illustrated with frontispiece portrait. Original teal blue cloth, stamped in gilt, boards lightly soiled; all edges trimmed; patterned endpapers; contemporary gift inscription on front blank.
A scarce edition of Frances E.W. Harper's 1892 novel, the third novel ever published by an African-American woman. A lovely, unsophisticated, example.
