THOMPSON, Kay; KNIGHT, Hilary (illustrator).
Eloise:
Eloise:
A Book for Precocious Grown Ups.
Stock Code 124257
New York, Simon & Schuster, 1983.
inscribed by the illustrator with an original drawing
Presentation copy, inscribed by the illustrator on the front free endpaper: 'This book is for Oliver Sacks, with much admiration from a fan, Hilary Knight and a special message on the next page from Eloise [in red].' Followed by a second inscription with an original illustration on the verso of the front free endpaper: 'Eloise discovers a "horrid" Encephalartos in the Plazas lobby / for Oliver Sacks 4:30 pm Feb. 20th 1997 - from Hilary Knight.'With a presentation card from the illustrator laid in: 'From [Hilary Knight] to Oliver Sacks'.
From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator.
Later printing, inscribed by the illustrator with an original drawing; 4to; colour illustrations throughout; publisher's white boards, titles stamped in red and sketch stamped in black, with the unclipped pictorial dustjacket, minor toning and creasing to extremities, else bright; near-fine in like dustjacket.
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