Lot 88117: RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) I Spent My Summer

RUDY NAPPI (American b. 1923) I Spent My Summer Vacation Kidnapped Into Space. paperback cover, 1990 Oil on board 16 x 11.5 in. Signed lower right This illustration appeared on the cover of Martyn Godfrey's book, I Spent My Summer Vacation Kidnapped Into Space, Scholastic, 1990. "What a way to start the summer. On the last day of sixth grade, Reeann and her best friend Jared (Who just happens to be the cutest boy in school) are innocently hunting rocks among the asteroids. Suddenly they meet a very shaggy pair of Torkian aliens. Oh no! They're about to be slimed." A preliminary color sketch and a printer's proof of the cover, each signed by Rudy Nappi, are included in this lot.