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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1955. 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… Read More

Simon and Schuster, 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A fine first edition in a near fine dust jacket, inscribed by the author: "For my dear Orgel with love from the author and Me Eloise." The inscription is to the children's author Doris Orgel. Laid in is a card picturing a posing Eloise and signed by the illustrator Hilary Knight. Comes in a custom-made quarter leather solander case with gilt decoration and lettering.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955-2002. First editions of each of the five Eloise titles. Quarto, 5 volumes. Each are signed by the illustrator, Hilary Knight. Each are near fine in very good to near fine dust jackets. A brilliant set of this timeless classic.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955-1959. First editions of the four classic books in Kay Thompson's beloved Eloise series. Quarto, four volumes, original boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated by Hilary Knight. Each volume is near fine in a very good to near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by Asprey. An exceptional set. 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… Read More

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1955-1958. 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… Read More

Simon and Schuster, 1999. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Hilary Knight's own copy of the signed limited edition of Eloise, signed by both Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight. The limited edition was limited to 250 copies, but this is an unrecorded lettered edition, lettered "Q." With provenance, this was from the Bonham's auction of the property of Hilary Knight. Provenance includes the original Bonham invoice and catalogue and a signed statement from the buyer of the lot. Fine condition in a fine publisher's slipcase.

Paris: Pont Royal (Del Duca - Laffont)., , 1962. Elisabeth Welch's presentation copy First edition in French, inscribed by the illustrator "to Elegant, Beautiful, Brilliant Elizabeth Welch from Hilary Knight and ELOISE, April 27th 1972" and with an original drawing of Eloise listening to records and eating sandwiches, captioned "Eloise says The Supreme pleasure is Elizabeth Welch's sliced cucumber sandwiches and recordings - eaten and played on a Sunday afternoon at about 4:30".In all likelihood, the recipient was Elisabeth Welch (1904-2003), an American-born singer, actress, and entertainer, whose career spanned seven decades. She sang in Broadway, London, and Paris, and rubbed shoulders with some of the biggest names of the time, such as Cole Porter and Cab Calloway in the early 1930s. "After the [Second World] war Welch reigned supreme in London's West End in three sophisticated revues: Tuppence Coloured (1947), in which she introduced Edith Piaf's 'La vie en rose' to the British public, Oranges… Read More

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1957. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Drawings by Hilary Knight. Thin quarto. A stain confined to the top of the front board and top corner of the front fly, very good in a price-clipped, very good dustwrapper with faint corresponding stains on the front wrap. Inscribed in French over two pages by Kay Thompson as both "Kayzie" and "Eloise.

Simon and Schuster, 1955. 5th or later Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A fine 11th printing inscribed by the author Kay Thompson and the illustrator Hilary Knight. fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.

THOMPSON, Kay. Eloise. Drawings by Hilary Knight. A Book for Precocious Grown Ups. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1955. 4to, 65pp. White cloth pictorially stamped in black and red. Two-color pictorial endpapers; two-color illustrations on every page. Spine and edges of covers a bit sunned, spine ends and corners a tad rubbed, some crease to rear cover cloth, else an internally clean, tight copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (some light edge wear, soiling and sunning).
First edition. Meet Eloise, the precocious darling of the Plaza Hotel! An instant sensation, this is Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight's beloved introduction to one of the most iconic characters in children's literature.

Simon and Schuster, 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very good in a very good dust jacket. SIGNED by the illustrator, Hilary Knight on the front free endpage. Original price of $2.95 printed on front flap of dust jacket. First printing stated on the copyright page. Top and bottom edges of the book show some minor rubbing. The jacket shows some darkening and sun-tanning on spine , some minor chipping at spine ends and corners, about 3" long tear at spine hinge to back of dj. Comes housed in a custom slipcase. We will provide a certificate of authenticity for this item.

Simon & Schuster, 1955. first. hardcover. near fine/near fine. First edition, first printing stated on copyright page. SIGNED by the illustrator Hillary Knight. Comes with a card announcing the signing at Every Picture Tells A Story bookstore. Book and dust jacket near fine. Tanning on book covers. Dust jacket has minor wear. Comes in custom-made slipcase.

New York: Simon and Schuster. Signed Limited Edition. Near Fine. [undated]. Signed limited edition. Number 79 of a 250 numbered copies, signed by both author Kay Thompson and illustrator Hilary Knight. Undated, but Kay Thompson died in 1998, so presumably published before that. Bound in publisher's original red cloth stamped in gilt, in original red cloth slipcase. Near Fine in like slipcase, with light rubbing to cloth on both. A nice copy.

Simon and Schuster, 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. A near fine first edition in a very good dust jacket, inscribed and dated by the illustrator Hilary Knight on the front pastedown. First Printing stated on the copyright page and original price of $2.95 still on front flap of the dust jacket. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.

Simon and Schuster, 1959. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near fine first edition, first printing as stated on copyright page. In near fine dust jacket with original price, $3.75, on front flap. Inscribed by Kay Thompson on front free endpaper: "Happy Birthday Tony.Me Eloise, Kay Thompson." Light foxing on boards and some pages. In custom slipcase.

Mint Condition

Simon and Schuster, 1999. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Hilary Knight's own copy of the signed limited edition of The Absolutely Essential Eloise Edition, signed by Hilary Knight. The limited edition was limited to 250 copies, this is number 14. With provenance, this was from the Bonham's auction of the property of Hilary Knight. Provenance includes the original Bonham invoice and catalogue and a signed statement from the buyer of the lot. Fine condition in a fine publisher's slipcase.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1957. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition, first printing stated. Signed by Kay Thompson and inscribed following the copyright page. Bound in publisher's original blue paper boards stamped in black and silver. Near fine with light toning to spine and edges, light wear at tips. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with wear to the extremities, toning, a chip and horizontal tear to the interior of the spine panel, and a vintage bookseller ticket to the rear flap.

Simon & Schuster, 1955. first. hardcover. very good/very good. First edition, first printing stated on copyright page. Book very good, tanning of boards, minor soiling on some pages, a piece of rear down paste paper missing at gutter top. Dust jacket very good, tape on inside of dj at spine, some tears especially along spine. Housed in custom-made slipcase.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955. First edition. Drawings by Hillary Knight. Folio. Publisher's decorated boards. Slight lean to spine, some soiling along edges of covers, in original dust-jacket, edge-worn and browned, front panel scuffed with 3/4-in. triangular chip from bottom edge. First edition. Drawings by Hillary Knight. Folio.