Eloise in Moscow

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959 Illustrated by Hilary Knight. First edition, first printing. Publisher's orange paper-covered boards, lettered and illustrated in black; in the original pictorial dust jacket with newspaper design to front panel, lettered in black and red. Near fine book, with light sunning to head of spine and top edges of boards, a couple of tiny nicks to top edges of boards, and spotting to top edge of text block; very good or better unclipped dust jacket, with some toning to spine and upper portions of panels, light wear to head of spine, a few shallow chips to panel edges, and light staining to rear panel. Overall, an attractive copy of this entertaining children's classic. Eloise in Moscow is Thomspon's fourth book about the precocious young Plaza-resident, Eloise, and was written during the height of the Cold War. Traveling with her mother and their dog, Weenie, to the United States Embassy in Moscow, Eloise becomes anxious about potential clandestine operations executed by the Soviet government. Thompson and Knight both visited the Soviet Union before developing the story for Eloise in Moscow and drew upon their own experience there for the events of the book.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included. Illus. by Knight, Hilary.