Add this copy of Eloise: a Book for Precocious Grown Ups to cart. $22.85, very good condition, Sold by Cornell Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tewkesbury, UNITED KINGDOM, published by London: Max Reinhardt, 1957.
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Second impression of the UK edition (hardback). 4to (28cm by 20cm), 65pp. Illustrated throughout in two colours by Hilary Knight. Original red cloth, dustwrapper. The book is in very good condition; the dustwrapper is in fair condition only (some foxing, torn with some loss to the front panel). The dustwrapper has now been put in a mylar cover to protect it.
Add this copy of Eloise; : a Book for Precocious Grown Ups to cart. $52.90, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES.
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Good. NY: Simon and Schuster, 1955. 7th Printing. 4to Hardcover. 65pp. Color illustrations. Near Very Good book and Acceptable dust jacket. Dust jacket soiled and edgeworn. (childrens, fiction, classics) Inquire if you need further information.
Add this copy of Eloise: a Book for Precocious Grown Ups to cart. $7,800.00, very good condition, Sold by Raptis Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Palm Beach, FL, UNITED STATES, published by Simon & Schuster.
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First edition of the first book in Kay Thompson's beloved Eloise series. Quartos, original boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Boldly signed by both the author and illustrator on the front free endpaper, "Kay Thompson AND HILARY KNIGHT WITH ME, ELOISE! " Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. An exceptional example, rare and desirable signed by both Thompson and Knight. American author, singer, and actress Kay Thompson began her career in the early 1930s as a choral director for radio and went on to become MGM Studios' top vocal arranger and coach to such stars as Judy Garland, Lena Horne, and Frank Sinatra. A resident of The Plaza Hotel in New York City, she became most notable for authoring the Eloise series of children's books, rumored to be inspired by the capers of her goddaughter, Liza Minnelli, daughter of personal friend Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli. Thomspon collaborated with American illustrator Hilary Knight to create the whimsical black, pink, and white theme that became a trademark of the illustrated series. All four books in the original series were bestsellers upon release, adapted into television projects, and a fifth installment, Eloise Takes a Bawth, was published posthumously from Thompson's original manuscripts. The series became so synonymous with The Plaza that an honorary portrait of Eloise was hung in the hotel's Palm Court and both an Eloise Suite and Eloise Menu have become special features at The Plaza.
