CULLEN COUNTEE; and CAT CHRISTOPHER The Lost Zoo The Animals

Sale 2105 - Lot 231

Price Realized: $ 540

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Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000

CULLEN, COUNTEE; and CAT, CHRISTOPHER. The Lost Zoo: The Animals that Missed the Ark. Frontispiece and 15 color illustrations by African-American artist Charles Sebree. Tall 8vo, original yellow cloth, pictorial dust jack price-clipped and lacking a large portion of the spine; bookplate of black bibliophile Phil Petrie. New York: Harper & Brothers, (1940)

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a presentation copy, inscribed on the dedication page: "For our esteemed friend, the Rev. Cornelius Greenway, in sincere appreciation of his friendship. Christopher Cat and Countee Cullen, Dec. 26, 1940." Dr. Cornelius Greenway (1896-1968) noted Universalist minister and collector of autographs.