THOMPSON, Kay; KNIGHT, Hilary (illustrator).
Eloise.
Eloise.
Stock Code 124705
New York, Simon & Schuster, 1955.
The author's inspiration for the eponymous heroine, was none other than her God-daughter, Liza Minnelli.
First edition, first printing; 4to (29 x 20.5 cm); with drawings printed in colour by Hilary Knight; some marking internally and a littel loosening of the hinges but overall a very good copy; publisher's cream coloured boards, lettered in red (somewhat browned), illustrated dust-jacket, slight chipping to corners and spine ends, neat contemporary gift inscription to upper pastedown dated the the same year, 1955; otherwise very good and not price-clipped.
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