THOMPSON, Kay; Illustrated by Hilary Knight.
Kay Thompson's The Absolutely Essential Eloise.
New York: Simon & Schuster , 1999.
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"I am Eloise and I am six": First Edition of Kay Thompson's The Absolutely Essential Eloise; Signed by and dated in the year of publication by illustrator Hilary Knight
First edition of the essential edition of Eloise. Slim quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Signed and dated in the year of publication by illustrator Hilary Knight. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Scrapbook written by Marie Brenner.
"I am Eloise. I am six", So begins the start of the famed first book by Kay Thompson's "Eloise". "At rehearsals of her act with the Williams Brothers, Thompson (who was a professional singer) prized punctuality. Then one day she was late. In a high, childish voice that she had never used before, she made her apology. One of her co-workers said, ‘Who are you, little girl?’ Thompson replied, ‘I am Eloise. I am six.’ The others joined in the game, each assuming a juvenile identity, and it became a regular rehearsal pastime" (New York Times). A book soon followed, three more were soon released.
Kay Thompson's The Absolutely Essential Eloise.
$300.00
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