The Tiger in the House by VAN VECHTEN, Carl - 1924

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1924. Second printing. Hardcover. Near fine. Octavo, 367pp., plus advertisements. A crisp, clean copy, near fine, in the publisher's blue cloth, lacking the dust jacket. Inner hinges jsut starting, and spine gilt dulled, else a nice example. A wonderful association copy, SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Van Vechten to Prentiss Taylor, the illustrator and Van Vechten's frequent collaborator. The two white men were among the small group of non-Black artists and writers who were closely associated with the Harlem Renaissance. The two of them were especially close to Langston Hughes, establishing the Golden Stair Press with him in 1931. The inscription reads: "For Prentiss Taylor from Carl Van Vechten. New York February 13-1931." The inscription is followed by a rather lewd drawing of what appears to be a cat's hind quarters.