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A Note Of Explanation: A Little Tale Of Secrets And Enchantment From Queen Mary’S Dolls’ House.

Preserved Unseen On A Bookshelf In The Library Of The Dolls’ House Created For Queen Mary In 1924, This Enchanting Story Is A Previously Unknown Work By The Celebrated Poet And Novelist Vita Sackville-West.

The Delightful Tale Tells Of A Spirit Who Inhabits The Dolls’ House, Unseen By Conservators, Paying Guests To Windsor Castle And Even Queen Mary Herself. Having Seemingly Been Present For The Major Moments Of Fairy-Tale History Such As Cinderella’S Ball, Sleeping Beauty’S Waking Kiss And The Creation Of Aladdin’S Palace, She Has Made Herself At Home In This Early Twentieth-Century House, Baffling Even Its Maker.

This Sumptuous Book Is Beautifully Bound In Real Cloth And Uniquely Illustrated By Kate Baylay. This Charming Story By A Major Figure In Twentieth-Century Literature Will Appeal To Adults And Children Alike.

Written By Vita Sackville-West And Illustrated By Kate Baylay.

Afterword By Matthew Dennison.

Hardback.

25 × 17.5 Cm.

48 Pages.

Approx. 50 Colour Illustrations.

Isbn 978 1 909741 52 2.