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Dollhouse Miniature 4-Volume Poetry Illustrated Leather Bound Book Set Artisan Magpie Miniatures is known for showcasing collections of one-of-a-kind handcrafted dollhouse miniatures, carefully curated over many decades by collectors who truly LOVED miniatures. Each find a tiny masterpiece created by talented artisans from around the world. This is a four volume set (Volumes 1-4) entitled "Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard," a famous poem by Thomas Gray, first published in 1751 which explores mortality and uncelebrated lives of ordinary people buried in a rural churchyard at twilight. These are hand-bound books, a truly unique and special set for your miniature library. The former owner, Madame Y, discovered this bookmaker in Japan. Although she was allowed to buy her little masterpieces, the creator would not release her name and prefers to be anonymous, though each one is made with the most impeccable details as perfectly scaled replicas of actual RARE antique books and manuscripts, including the most incredible details such as foxing page by page as they appear in the life size version. This 4-Volume set is leather bound with an elegant designs on their colored covers, molded spines, readable (by magnifying glass) pages and fanciful black and white illustrations and decorations. All the original books she created these replicas from, are no longer in publication, and went out of print long ago. Even her books arrive in an unmarked box, no name. It reminds me of the movie, The Miniaturist, the artist in this movie did not reveal her name either.These are truly the best made books in miniature dollhouse size I have ever come across. I have sold more than 10,000 books in my miniature career. The interior paper is lovely and feels handmade, just truly extraordinary. This book set has never been displayed. *This listing includes the VOL. 1-4 of Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard, as described. Any other items are not included and are displayed for scale only.* Measurements: 1:12 scale, 1" tall ATTENTION COLLECTORS Do you have a miniature collection that you'd like to sell? I buy 2-3 collections each year, I pay more than fair price as I appreciate all of the time, money and energy that you had in building your collection. Please contact me for further information. I can pay cash, pack and pick up from anywhere in the country. - Rebecca Selling Vintage and Antique Disclaimer I sell Vintage and Antique items, typically they come with dust, scratches, bumps, bruises and the like (aka, they are not perfect but always still fabulous). I do not claim, nor am I an expert on most things I list however, I do my best to accurately describe each and every item. If I have missed something important or have made an error in a listing, please contact me as the more information the better. If you purchase something from me, please pay on time or contact me prior to the listing ending so we can make arrangements. I do my best to pack everything as if it were my own, but if during the postal ride it is broken or it is not as described, please contact me so we can figure out what to do to make us 'both' happy. Leaving a negative feedback before attempting to let me know what's wrong is 'not' kind. I work very hard to find, list and expertly ship each item...I treat customers the way I would like to be treated, please to the same in return.