German-born author and illustrator (1898-1977) best known for the popular Curious George series of children's books. Signed book: Curious George Takes a Job. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1947. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8.75 x 10.25, 47 pages. Signed and inscribed opposite the title page in black ballpoint, "To the Donovan children, from their old Waterville friend, with love! H. A. Rey, July 28, 1966," who adds a fantastic small sketch of George walking along with a bucket and window squeegee. Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/G, with the cloth spine a bit sunned, some rubbing to binding, and a price-clipped dust jacket; the dust jacket's spine is torn in half and worn, with paper loss at jacket spine and corners, some toning, edgewear, and short tears. A wonderful opportunity to own an original Rey sketch, which remain quite scarce and are highly sought after amongst collectors.
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