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Curious George Gets a Job
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Curious George Gets a Job

by Rey, H. A.

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Houghton Mifflin, 1947. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A near fine first edition in a near fine dust jacket. First edition with matching year on title page and copyright page, original price of $2.50 on front flap. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
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Curious George Takes a Job
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Curious George Takes a Job

by Rey, H. A.

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1947. First. hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. A near fine first edition (1947 on the title page) in a near fine first issue dust jacket (price of $2.50 on the front flap of the jacket).
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Curious George Takes a Job

Curious George Takes a Job

by REY H.A.

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1947. First Edition . REY, H.A. Curious George Takes a Job. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1947. Quarto, original pictorial red cloth, pictorial endpapers, original dust jacket. Housed in a custom clamshell box. $9000.First edition of this second installment in the Curious George series, chronicling Curious George's attempts at finding (and keeping) a job without his curiosity getting him into trouble.Published beginning in 1941, the Curious George books (of which this is the second) were written by Margret Rey and illustrated by her husband, Hans Augusto Rey. ""Through the character of Curious George, the adventurous tailless monkey, H.A. Rey projected his own lively curiosity in the world around him and at the same time kept his stories within the realm of children's activities and comprehension… Curious George remains a recognized and beloved monkey who will continue to amuse and comfort children for years to come"" (Silvey, 554). Owner inscription dated year of… Read More
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Curious George Takes a Job
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Curious George Takes a Job

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Houghton Mifflin, 1947. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. A near fine first edition (with matching date on title page and copyright page) in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
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Curious George Takes a Job
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Curious George Takes a Job

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Houghton Mifflin and the Junior Literary Guild, 1947. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. A very good first edition in a good slightly chipped dust jacket. The year 1947 on the title page and the original $2.50 price present on the front flap of the dust jacket. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
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Curious George
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Curious George

by Rey, H. A. and Rey, Margaret

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Houghton Mifflin, 1966. first. hardcover. near fine/very good. INSCRIBED first printing, as stated on copyright page. Inscribed by the authors to their niece. Book near fine, a couple of spots on covers. Dust jacket very good, price-clipped, paper leftover on bottom of spine, creasing on flaps. Comes in supplied slipcase.
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Curious George Takes a Job
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Curious George Takes a Job

by Rey, H. A.

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1947. First edition. 4to, 47pp. Illustrations throughout including vignette endpapers. Publisher's red cloth stamped in black. Near fine copy with light edge wear in very good jacket which retains its bright yellow and red colors, showing some darkening to spine, and loss at head and some tears at heel. Original price of $2.50 intact. Small Bullock's Wilshire sticker, bearing the same price, to upper margin of rear flap. First edition of the second original Curious George adventure. Date of 1947 on the title and copyright pages, original price of $2.50. Not the more common and likely later Junior Literary Guild edition. Curious George Takes a Job was published 6 years after the first book in the series from the duo of Margaret and Hans Augusto Rey. The titular monkey originally appeared in France in 1939 in "Rafi et les 9 singes," with a different name. George, always getting into mischief, fares no differently in this title, memorably passing out from ether fumes in… Read More
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Curious George Learns the Alphabet
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Curious George Learns the Alphabet

by Rey, H. A.

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1963. First. hardcover. Fine/Near fine.. A fine first edition in a near fine dust jacket. Year 1963 on title page. Original price of $3.25 on front flap of dj. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
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Curious George Takes a Job (First Edition)
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Curious George Takes a Job (First Edition)

by Rey, H.A.

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1947. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1947. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING       with 1947 date on title page, correct jacket ads and price ($2.50). Very Good in Very Good+ Dust Jacket. Tight binding; clean pages; contemporary 1947 owner's inscription on front endpaper; A few smudges, light pemcil marks and erasures; moderate wear; dust jacket is clean and bright with almost no wear; small tear at heel of spine; a couple of staple holes at top of panels; hardly visible; likely the best jacket you'll ever see; price not clipped ($2.50). First issue of the second Curious George title, extremely scarce in dust jacket. [This isn't the Literary Guild issue that is more often seen. It appears that the other examples on the market all have the Guild dust jacket.] SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS. .
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Curious George Takes a Job

by Rey, H. A.

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1947. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Red cloth, black lettering. Minor bumps to the corners and spine ends. Minor soiling to a few pages. A small erasure to the upper, front free endpaper. It is otherwise quite clean. The dust jacket is good only with many tears and chips. To the lower, front there is a 2 3/4" tear along with a 1 3/4" tear. Also an associated crease between the two tears. The lower, rear has a 1 1/2" tear with associated crease. A 2" x 1/2" piece missing from toward the upper, rear flap fold. Light, even soiling to the front and rear. Creasing to the front and rear. Original price of $2.50 to the front flap. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall .
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Curious George Takes a Job
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Curious George Takes a Job

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Riverside Press, 1947. first. hardcover. very good/near fine. First edition, with publishing date 1947 on title and copyright page. Dust jacket a later edition. Book very good, minor rubbing along front free end page. Dust jacket near fine.
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Curious George
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Curious George

by Rey, H. A.

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1941. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, first printing with 1941 listed on the title page. Bound in publisher's red/orange cloth stamped in dark brown. Very Good. Light fading, light edge wear and several faint scratches to cloth. Corner clipped from pictorial front free end paper, short closed tear to bottom margin of title page not affecting any text. Previous owner name written in "This book belongs to" line. Light thumbing, toning and occasional soiling to pages. Lacking the dust jacket. A nice first printing of this beloved classic.
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Curious George Learns the Alphabet
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Curious George Learns the Alphabet

by Rey, H. A.

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Houghton Mifflin, 1963. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine first edition (matching dates on title page and copyright page) in a fine dust jacket, price-clipped. Comes with a custom-made collector's slipcase.
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Curious George
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Curious George

by Rey, H. A.

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1941. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, first printing with 1941 listed on the title page. Bound in publisher's reddish-orange cloth stamped in dark brown; lacking the dust jacket. Very Good with general fading and light soiling to cloth, wear at corners and spine ends. Former owner name and address written on "This book belongs to" line, pages toned and lightly thumbed throughout. A nice copy.
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CURIOUS GEORGE
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CURIOUS GEORGE

by Rey, H.A.

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1941. First edition. Very good.. First printing of the first Curious George book, one of the most scarce and sought-after classic children's books. 10.5'' x 8.5''. Original full red cloth, brown-stamped vignette on front board, spine lettered in brown. Lacking the notoriously rare jacket. Full-page color illustrations facing each page of text. [56] pages. Housed in custom cloth slipcase. Faint line of staining to lower margin of boards, some spots on front board; text with a couple stray short crayon marks, a few mended shallow closed tears.
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CURIOUS GEORGE FLIES A KITE
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CURIOUS GEORGE FLIES A KITE

by Rey, Margaret; Rey, H. A.

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1958. First edition. Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket.. First printing of the fifth book in the CURIOUS GEORGE series, which sees the beloved monkey engaging in kite and bunny-related mischief. The CURIOUS GEORGE series as given us some of the most popular picture books of the 20th century. CURIOUS GEORGE FLIES A KITE exhibits Dr. Seussian influence in its simpler prose, and is quite conscious of its time: the dust jacket proclaims that the book will "convince children that reading can be as much fun as television." An attractive copy, in original dust jacket. 9'' x 7''. Original blue cloth boards with yellow pictorial stamping. Original price-clipped color pictorial dust jacket. Color pictorial endpapers of George engaging in various activities. Illustrated in color. 80 pages. Early ink ownership inscription to front flyleaf. Jacket with light edgewear, one tiny closed tear. Binding with mild edgewear. Leaves clean and bright.
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Curious George Flies a Kite
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Curious George Flies a Kite

by Rey, Margaret

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Houghton Mifflin, 1958. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A fine first edition in a fine dust jacket. Matching 1958 date on title page. Original price of $2.75 on front flap. A superb copy. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
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Curious George Flies a Kite
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Curious George Flies a Kite

by Rey, Margret

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Houghton Mifflin, 1958. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A near fine first edition in a near fine dust jacket, with the original price of $2.75 still present on the front flap. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
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Curious George Flies a Kite

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1958. First. hardcover. Very good/Very good. A very good first edition in a very good dust jacket. Year 1958 on title page.
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Curious George Flies a Kite

by Rey, Margret and H.A.

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Houghton Mifflin, 1958. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good first edition (1958 on the title page) in a very good dust jacket with the original price ($2.75) still present. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.
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