LITERATURE IN MINIATURE

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Romeo and Juliet is perhaps the most famous of William Shakespeare's plays and is thought to be the most famous love story in Western history.  Perfect for a Tudor or later period dolls house.

Size: 0.9" x 0.7" x 39 pages.

Reproduced from the original text of the 1622 book of common prayer.  It contains the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies and includes the Psalter or Psalms of David.  This is a truly delightful book for your church, school or for your dolls house family to use on Sunday.

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This has been reproduced from a book published in the 1700's.  It has been written in middle English (olde English) with replicas of the original illustrations in colour.  This book has lovely marbled endpapers replicated from the original tome.  This would also fit with a Tudor period dolls house.

Size: 0.9" x 0.7" x 41 pages.

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This all time classic of moral tales was extremely popular in Victorian times to teach children morality.  This black and white illustrated version is from a nineteenth century edition.  This book has marbled endpapers.

Size: 0.9" x 0.7" x 32 pages.

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This tome is replicated from a King James version bible published in 1804.  This miniature version contains the Old and New Testaments and every book in the bible has been represented.  It also comes with a silk ribbon bookmark.  Colour of ribbon may vary.

Size: 0.9" x 0.65" x 61 pages.

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Jane Austen started this book in 1796 but it was not published until 1813, when it became very popular and has remained a popular piece of literature to this day.  Illustrated with tiny pen and ink drawings.

Size: 0.8" x 0.6" x 26 pages.

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Charles dickens wrote this in 1843 with the intention of drawing attention to the plight of England's poor.  This is illustrated with tiny pen and ink drawings.

Size: 0.8" x 0.6" x 26 pages.

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Jane Eyre was written in 1847.  This story is said to be somewhat autobiographical as Charlotte Bronte worked as a governess herself.  Illustrate with tiny pen and ink drawings.

Size: 0.8" x 0.62 x 26 pages.

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This reproduction of Charles Darwin's book is lavishly illustrated with antique zoological prints.

Size: 0.85" x 0.65" x 29 pages.

£10.00

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This has been reproduced from a Hymn book published in 1861.  It contains 49 different hymns; each one showing the music and words.  Perfect for a church or school or just to take with you to Sunday service.

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A guide to running a Victorian household.  This book contains all the sections in the original book and is illustrated with reproductions of the actual colour engravings.

Size: 1.1" x 0.8" x 52 pages.

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Over 40 old recipes like Jugged Hare, Casserole of Partridge, Quince Jelly, Oatmeal Parkin and Vinegar Cake are included in this book.

Size: 1" x 0.75" x 25 pages.

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Charles Kingsley's fairy tale for a land baby and part of the genre of nonsense writing that was popular at the time.  This reproduction has all the original black and white illustrations in miniature.

Size: 0.85" x 0.6" x 36 pages.

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Lewis Carroll's famous book is another one in the genre of nonsense writing of the day.  This is a reproduction of the first edition and depicts John Tenniel's actual illustrations.

Size: 0.85" x 0.55" x 33 pages.

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A popular children's classic beautifully illustrated throughout with colour illustrations of Black Beauty's adventures.  This is a lovely companion book to Treasure Island in the same series.

Size: 0.8" x 0.6" x 27 pages.

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This all time classic from Robert Louis Stevenson contains colour illustrations of ships, tropical islands and of course the treasure map.  This is a companion book to Black Beauty.

Size: 0.8" x 0.6" x 26 pages.

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A book depicting the English rulers from William I to Victoria.  Paintings of ten of the English rulers are depicted in full colour.

Size: 1.1" x 0.7" x 29 pages.

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A Victorian ABC book for your dolls house children.  There are 26 black and white line drawings of animals, birds, insects and reptiles and a paragraph of information for each of them.

Size: 0.85" x 0.6" x 29 pages.

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An excellent book for a Georgian or Victorian period dolls house.  This book is illustrated with colour drawings of horses and different types of horse harness together with drawings of popular carriages.

Size: 0.85" x 0.65" x 27 pages.

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This poetry book is delicately illustrated with quality black and white line drawings of flowers.  There is a real pressed flower in the front of the book resembling a rose bud.  This is a lovely companion item to Love Letters.

Size: 0.9" x 0.6" x 20 pages.

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Kate Greenaway's Language of Flowers was a reference book for the popular Victorian pastime of passing love messages between men and women.  This book would have been commonplace in the Victorian home.

Size: 0.7" x 0.6" x 30 pages.

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Robert Browning's poem written in 1849 is reproduced in its entirety in this 1888 published edition.  it is lavishly illustrated by the famous nineteenth century illustrator, Kate Greenaway.

Size: 0.65" x 0.5" x 25 pages.

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Illustrated and written by Kate Greenaway, this is a book on how to play all the popular children's games at the time.  Games such as see-saw, follow my leader, hopscotch, soap bubbles and many others are included with full colour illustrations.

Size: 0.95" x 0.65" x 29 pages.

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All 26 letters of the alphabet are include din this indispensable reference book.

Size: 1" x 0.8" x 52 pages.

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The original definitive guide to Queen Mary's dolls house that was written at the time the house was first exhibited.  This miniature reproduction contains excerpts from all the chapters and is illustrated with black and white and full colour illustrations.  It has coloured endpapers.

Size: 0.95" x 0.7" x 33 pages.

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A book on dolls houses for the dolls house has got to be the ultimate.  This book contains sections on Georgian and Victorian dolls houses and includes nine colour photographs.

Size: 0.95" x 0.7" x 28 pages.

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A useful diary.  The year is not stated so it can be used for any time period.  Every month and day is included with a section for notes at the end.

Size: 0.9" x 0.7" x 36 pages.

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Rabbits have long been kept for fur and meat and as pets.  This book depicts in full colour all the major rabbit breeds together with examples of typical rabbit housing.

Size: 0.95" x 0.7" x 23 pages.

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A unique book with ten colour illustrations of the different types of goldfish and four black and white diagrams relating to the points of the goldfish, their food and parasites.

Size: 0.85" x 0.65" x 29 pages.

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Extensively illustrated in colour throughout, this book is split into five sections; Primates; Carnivores; Ungulates; Rodents and Cetaceans.  It is a companion book to Birds of the World.

Size: 0.85" x 0.65" x 38 pages.

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This book covers six sections; House & Garden; Heath & Woodland; Owls & predatory Birds; Game Birds; Sea Birds and Marsh & Moorland.  The birds are illustrated in full colour extensively throughout.  This book complements Animals of the World.

Size: 0.85" x 0.65" x 40 pages.

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With floral endpapers and seven chapters covering garden planning and planting, pruning and a section lavishly illustrated with flowers in full colour.  This is a must for the garden enthusiast or would look great in the conservatory.

Size: 1" x 0.75" x 31 pages.

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Beautifully illustrated throughout with original colour drawings of different breeds of cats.  This book complements Dogs in the same series.

Size: 0.85" x 0.6" x 27 pages.

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Various breeds of dogs are depicted in full colour in this companion book to Cats.

Size: 0.85" x 0.6" x 27 pages.

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Sleeping Beauty, Jack and the Beanstalk, Red Riding Hood and Cinderella are written in full and illustrated in colour.  They can be read with a magnifying glass.  Fairy tale characters decorate the endpapers.  This is a companion book to Nursery Rhymes.

Size: 0.9" x 0.75" x 32 pages.

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49 nursery rhymes are illustrated in full colour.  This book can be easily read with a magnifying glass.  Characters in the rhymes decorate the endpapers.  This complements Fairy Tales in the same set. 

Size: 0.9" x 0.75" x 32 pages.