Kay Thompson's Eloise: A Book for Precocious Grown Ups
by Kay Thompson; Hilary Knight [illus.]
- Used
- Very Good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955. First Edition, stated first printing. Quarto. 65 pp, with fold-out at page 13 attached. Illustrations. Illustrated dust jacket; white boards stamped in red and black; pictorial endpapers. Price-clipped dust jacket with some minor chipping and a few closed tears along edges; general spotting and soiling. Heavier soiling and staining to boards, principally along edges and heavier to rear; diagonal crease to rear; moderate lean to boards. Binding sound. Prior owner's gift inscription and a bookseller's ticket (The Personal Book Shop, Boston) to front free endpaper; interior else unmarked. Still a Very Good copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28760
- Title
- Kay Thompson's Eloise: A Book for Precocious Grown Ups
- Author
- Kay Thompson; Hilary Knight [illus.]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1955
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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- Edges
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- Quarto
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- Chipping
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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