The Miniature Library of Queen Mary's Dolls House (Relié)

Queen Mary's Dolls' House is one of the most beautiful and famous dolls' houses in the world. Running the full width of its ground floor is a spellbinding library, filled with nearly 600 miniature books and hundreds of original works of art. Lining the shelves of this miniature library are handwritten books by some of the finest authors of the 1920s. From poetry by Thomas Hardy to a story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, from gardening books to atlases, and from minuscule stamp albums to accurate train timetables, the collection represents the best examples of British and Irish art and literature of the time.
This book presents the fascinating history of the Dolls' House Library, including correspondence between Princess Marie Louise, the House's architect Sir Edwin Lutyens and the authors they commissioned ; a collection of selected works reproduced for the first time since 1924 and lavish illustrations that capture the charming detail of this delightful little room.