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Atlas of the British Empire
reproduced from the original made for Her Majesty Queen Mary's Doll's House.
London,
Edward Stanford Ltd, Cartographers to the King,
[c1928].
Miniature book (43 by 34mm), title printed in red and black, 12 coloured double-page maps, publisher's label, original red roan, lettered in gilt, edges gilt.
14537
notes:
A fine miniature atlas produced from the original made in 1922 for Queen Mary's Dolls' House.
The Dolls' House was built between 1921 and 1924 from the designs of the leading architect Sir Edwin Lutyens. The four-storey Palladian villa was constructed in 1/12 scale and it exhibited the finest British craftsmanship of the period. The Library consists of 200 books, which were commissioned to the leading names of the time.
Stanford's atlas is accurately d...
The Dolls' House was built between 1921 and 1924 from the designs of the leading architect Sir Edwin Lutyens. The four-storey Palladian villa was constructed in 1/12 scale and it exhibited the finest British craftsmanship of the period. The Library consists of 200 books, which were commissioned to the leading names of the time.
Stanford's atlas is accurately d...
bibliography:
Bondy, Miniature Books, p.153; Spielmann 13; Welsh 307.
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