Zozo [Curious George] de REY HA - 1942

London: Chatto & Windus, 1942. First Edition. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. A Softcover. Zozo was later reissued as "Curious George" with updated text. This, however is the original First Edition with 1942 on the copyright page and no mention of any subsequent printings. Publisher's original yellow pictorial card wraps. A short tear to the right hand edge of the front free end-paper (neatly repaired on the verso), a contemporary Christmas gift inscription from 1942 and a neat name in ink to the "This book belongs to" box. Overall a VG+ copy. In the VERY RARE publisher's price-clipped D/W priced 5s. net to the inside flap (as called for). The D/W is a lovely near fine example. A remarkable survivor and a VERY RARE BOOK in the UK first edition in D/W. The "true" first edition of this title was published a year earlier in the USA under the title "Curious George". The title was changed for its UK publication in deference to the King (George VI) and because the word "curious" implied homosexuality in English parlance of the time. Photographs/scans available upon request.