Book Description

Kay Thompson. Kay Thompson’s Eloise A book for precocious grownups about a little girl who lives at the Plaza Hotel. Drawings by Hilary Knight. Illustrated throughout in black and white with shades of pink, the text within. One page unfolds at the top edge to give double height as the illustration is of a tall elevator. Pictorial endpapers, 65 pages. Light mark on endpaper else contents very good. 285 mm x 205 mm [approx. 11” x 8”] off-white pictorial boards; some toning and marks to cover. Coloured pictorial dust jacket has small tears at top of spine and corner tips, some rubbing and marking, fox speckling mainly on reverse of jacket, overall generally very good. Simon and Schuster. New York 1955 first edition, stated third printing.
Author Kay Thompson
Date 1955
Binding Hardback in pictorial dustjacket
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Illustrator Hilary Knight
Condition Very good
Pages 65

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