Vintage 1942 My Lives and How I Lost Them: Countee Cullen First Edition

1942 My Lives and How I lost Them by Christopher Cat in Collaboration with Countee Cullen, Hardcover. Drawings by Robert Reid Macguire. Measures about 9.5" by 6.25". 160 pages. Good condition. Shows a little age and use. No dust jacket.

This is a rare 1942 first edition of "My Lives and How I Lost Them," the only children's book by Countee Cullen, a pivotal poet and author of the Harlem Renaissance. The story is a charming autobiography of a cat named Christopher, told with the wit and style characteristic of Cullen's work. This 160-page hardcover volume features drawings by Robert Reid Macguire and has a simple, classic brown cloth cover. This is a significant and highly collectible piece of American and African American literary history. It would be an exceptional gift for a collector of first editions, a student of the Harlem Renaissance, or a cat lover with an appreciation for important literature.

This item is vintage, over 80 years old. While it appears to be in good condition, there may be minor imperfections that I missed.