When was curious george first published

The two had known each other as children in Hamburg. They were both from Jewish families. Before moving to Paris, they had spent years together in Rio de Janeiro—Hans had moved there first, not long after serving in the German Army during the First World War.

In Rio, the couple fell in love and went into business together, designing large posters and maps. Though they had no children—not then and not ever—they did live with two marmoset monkeys. When they decided to travel back to Europe for a belated honeymoon, the marmoset monkeys came with them. It was a long, rainy crossing; Margret knit the marmosets sweaters to keep them warm; still, the monkeys died.

That first Curious George story was published in It reads as notably longer than most books pitched to the same age group these days. He then escapes prison by walking on electrical wires, with the balance of a circus performer or monkey. After that, George ends up in peril again, when he clutches too many helium balloons at once, but again he escapes his peril.

In the nineteen-nineties, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt commissioned and distributed additional early-reader Curious George stories that were not written or illustrated by the Reys. Those stories were short and tended to focus on one simple mishap that was then made right. The seven original tales by the Reys are more like mini-picaresques. They lost their luggage but still had their prints for a story about a monkey named Fifi. The binding is tight, with sharp corners.

Pages only slightly off-white. The dust jacket on the book being auctioned by PBA Galleries is in a very good condition, with several small tears and some light soiling. There are two small tears on the front DJ. The first, about a 1" long diagonal in the top right corner, and the 2nd, also about 1" long on the bottom left corner. The book is in very good minus condition.

Orange cloth boards have moderate wear and soiling. Lacking front endpaper. A well read copy with page smudges, creases and light stains. One page is torn half way up the spine, but the text is not affected. Bottom corner of one page torn away. A couple other small tears present as well.

Three red crayon marks or scribbles at the edge of the pages, not directly on the writing or illustrations. A well loved copy of the rare children's book. Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston, Used - Hardcover Condition: Very good. Condition: Very good.

First edition. First printing of the first Curious George book, one of the most scarce and sought-after classic children's books. 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. 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. Used Condition: Very Good. First edition, first printing with listed on the title page. 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. Published by 0, 0. First Edition Signed. Used Condition: Near Fine. No Binding. REY illustrator. Rey Drawing of Curious George joyfully coming across the? Man With the Yellow Hat? Rey, W. An adorable original H. However, the lines of responsibility were often blurred on these books, and their collaborative process was more complex than these simple divisions suggest. In addition, Hans produced several astronomy books that did not involve Margret, and Margret wrote books on her own that Hans illustrated Pretzel, Spotty.

Both Hans and Margret believed that ideas could come from anywhere at any time … while soaking in the tub, walking through the woods, reading a book, or dining with friends.

Margret and Hans founded the first advertising agency in Rio de Janeiro, where Hans to produced a variety of advertising art and Margret wrote ad copy. Throughout his life, Hans also drew maps and posters, illustrated cookbooks, and designed holiday cards for businesses and personal use. Margret had received formal art training at the Bauhaus and thus was active in both visual and literary arts.

In addition to her writing, she was interested in photography, pottery, and needlepoint. Originally, Hans had created watercolor illustrations for Curious George , his first American book.

However, to keep printing costs down, many American publishers of this era required their illustrators to create preseparated artwork for their books. This meant that the artist would create four different drawings for each illustration — one drawing for each color of ink that would be applied to the paper. In keeping with this practice, Hans was asked to create separations for Curious George , and his original watercolors were tucked away.

As the years passed and publishing methods became more sophisticated, the cost of reproducing original artwork fell. They thought it would sell better. But he is the family breadwinner; he has put food on my table for many, many years.