Curious George Flies a Kite by Rey, Margret and H.A - 1958

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, Inc.. Very Good+. 1958. 6th Printing. Hardcover. Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. Quite early printing. The book is in Very clean, bright condition, and not used hard like many early copies. It would be in Near Fine condition, except that the front endpaper has a 2 inch long razor cut, that has been repaired. The text pages are clean and bright. "Curious George is the protagonist of a series of popular children's books of the same name, written by H. A. Rey and Margret Rey with illustrations by Alan J. Shalleck. The books feature a chimp named George, who is brought from his home in Africa by "The Man with The Yellow Hat" as his best friend to live with him in a giant city. When the first story, Cecily G. And the Nine Monkeys, was published in France in 1939, George was named Fifi. In the United Kingdom, George was originally called "Zozo" in 1941. Apparently to avoid… Read More