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Lot 259
Sale 994 - African Americana
Feb 23, 2022
11:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$300 -
500
Price Realized
$875
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Lot Description
CHESNUTT, Charles W. (1858-1932) The House Behind the Cedars. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1900.
8vo. (Light toning.) Original publisher's illustrated green cloth (very slightly leaned).
FIRST EDITION with tipped in signature of the author's wife, Susan V. Chesnutt. One of the first African American novels to explore interracial romance and marriage.
Property from a 35-Year Collection from the Southern United States