Description
Very Good illustrated dust jacket, a mylar dust jacket has been added, wear to head and foot of the spine and corners, some discoloration of dust jacket, cover illustration is Eloise looking out a window at fireworks, rear cover illustration of Eloise with various comments. The Very Good+ binding is blue paper over boards, showing a black-line illustration, silver lettering on the cover and spine. Wear at head and foot of spine, some fading to the cover, dated inscription “18 November 57”, illustrated end papers. The binding is tight and pages are clean. Color and black and white illustrations throughout the book.
About the book (from the dust jacket)
Bonjour! Here’s the thing of it:
Paris
has just been discovered by
ELOISE
the little girl from the Plaza…
Here is what Eloise does in Paris:
Everything.
The effe3ect is rawther extraordinaire.
If you come to Paris with Eloise you will always be glad you did.
About the author
Kay Thompson (born Catherine Louise Fink; November 9, 1909 – July 2, 1998) was an American author, singer, vocal arranger, vocal coach, composer, musician, dancer, actress, and choreographer. She became famous for creating the Eloise children’s books and for her role in the film Funny Face. Wikipedia
About the illustrator
Hilary Knight (born November 1, 1926) is an American writer and artist. He is the illustrator of more than 50 books and the author of nine books. He is best known as the illustrator and co-creator of Kay Thompson’s Eloise (1955) and others in the Eloise series.
Knight has illustrated for a wide variety of clients, creating artwork for magazines, children’s fashion advertisements, greeting cards, record albums as well as posters and music album covers for Broadway musicals, including Gypsy, Irene (1973), Half A Sixpence, Hallelujah Baby!, and No, No, Nanette (1971). He has over 100 U.S. copyrights for his illustration works. Wikipedia
