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Eloise In Moscow
by Thompson, Kay
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon And Schuster, 1959. First Edition. First printing Near fine in orange paper covered boards with bold black text on the spine and three sketches of Eloise under lamp posts on the front board. A small quarto measuring 11" by 7 1/2" with illustrated end sheets. In a very good+, unclipped ($3.75) dust jacket with a slightly tanned spine area, a 1/4" closed tear at the base of the spine area, a 1/2" closed tear at the upper edge of the rear panel which also has minor soiling. Unpaginated, but containing 36 leaves (two of which fold-out) of text and illustrations by Hillary Knight. The fourth volume in the Eloise series. A nice bright copy with no prior owner's names, markings or book plates.
Synopsis
Odd Couple Invade Russia and Produce Best-seller When Kay Thompson (with Hilary Knight in tow) swept through Moscow at the height of the Cold War, the Russians didn't know what hit them. No one could have predicted that this small masterpiece would be the result. First published in 1959 and out of print for more than three decades, their fourth book about Eloise is DELICIOUS.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town's End Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB27681
- Title
- Eloise In Moscow
- Author
- Thompson, Kay
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Simon And Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1959
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Town's End Books
Biblio member since 2009
Deep River, Connecticut
About Town's End Books
We purchase and sell only collectible first editions in a number of fields all focused on Americana. We are primarily mail order sellers; however, we are open by appointment and welcome visits from customers.
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- Fine
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- Leaves
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- First Edition
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