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A Tiny Ghost Story 2023
4.6 x 5.9 x 1.9 cm (book measurement (conservation)) | RCIN 1171601
Anthony Horowitz (b. 1955)
A Tiny ghost story / by Anthony Horowitz 2023
Anthony Horowitz (b. 1955)
A Tiny ghost story / by Anthony Horowitz 2023
Anthony Horowitz (b. 1955)
A Tiny ghost story / by Anthony Horowitz 2023
Anthony Horowitz (b. 1955)
A Tiny ghost story / by Anthony Horowitz 2023
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This book is part of the Modern-Day Miniature Library: a contemporary collection of miniature handwritten and hand-bound books which has been assembled to celebrate 100 years since Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House was completed in 1924.
Of the nearly 600 books on the shelves of the Dolls' House Library, over 170 are tiny manuscripts handwritten by the most notable authors of the 1920s. Together, these create a time capsule of literary culture of the 1920s.
Echoing the process of a century ago, today's writers were again asked to write by hand in miniature format. Their little pages were bound by leading contemporary designer-binders. After being displayed in an exhibition at Windsor Castle during 2024, the new collection of doll-size books will be kept together in the Royal Library.
Anthony Horowitz's short ghost story, which features a dolls' house, was written specially for the centenary celebration. It was bound by Angela James, a Fellow of Designer Bookbinders.Provenance
Book handwritten by Anthony Horowitz and sent to the Royal Library in May 2023. Binding hand-bound by Angela James and sent to the Royal Library in November 2023. The manuscript and binding were given in celebration of the centenary of Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House.
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Measurements
4.6 x 5.9 x 1.9 cm (book measurement (conservation))
7.4 x 5.4 x 1.1 cm (historic measurement)
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Alternative title(s)
A Tiny ghost story / by Anthony Horowitz.