8vo. 136 pp. Cloth in dustjacket, signed and inscribed by Knight to the title page in black ink. Near Fine in a Near Fine Dust jacket. From the collection of Paul McMahon, critic, photographer and artist who worked for more than 13 years touring with Marlene Dietrich as the icon’s stage manager, announcer, dresser, secretary and escort, and later spent 25 years as an arts and entertainment reviewer and photographer.
The story of Hamlet, an uncommonly intelligent cat, living in New York's Algonquin Hotel, rendered unique by Knight's pen & ink drawings. A nice signed volume from the American writer and artist, illustrator of more than 50 books and author of nine, best known as the illustrator and co-creator of Kay Thompson's Eloise (1955) and others in the Eloise series.
8vo. 136 pp. Cloth in dustjacket, signed and inscribed by Knight to the title page in black ink. Near Fine in a Near Fine Dust jacket. From the collection of Paul McMahon, critic, photographer and artist who worked for more than 13 years touring with Marlene Dietrich as the icon’s stage manager, announcer, dresser, secretary and escort, and later spent 25 years as an arts and entertainment reviewer and photographer.
The story of Hamlet, an uncommonly intelligent cat, living in New York's Algonquin Hotel, rendered unique by Knight's pen & ink drawings. A nice signed volume from the American writer and artist, illustrator of more than 50 books and author of nine, best known as the illustrator and co-creator of Kay Thompson's Eloise (1955) and others in the Eloise series.