UNIQUE MINIATURES
DOLLS HOUSE MINIATURE 12TH SCALE HANDMADE, WIZARD, APOTHECARY, SHOP, FOOD, DOLLS, OOAK, BOTTLES, JEWELLERY, TOILETRIES, WEDDING DISPLAYS.
All my books are a fully readable synopsis of the entire novel / story. The books measure approximately H25mm x W17mm D5mm. The pages are concertina style and I provide a free bookcover with each book. I have only started to make books and so far I have concentrated on those books which I want for my own dolls house. Therefore, if there is a special book you would like, I can make them to order. Please note that due to copyright law, I can only make books which do not breach the copyright laws of any country.
Kens Books are reproductions of originals and the wording (in most books) is therefore too small to read but as you can see, the pictures a clear and vibrant. Please note the scale is 12th but, some books are fairly large as they were originally. Please see the penny to guage the size of the book.
1/12th scale miniature replica of a Georgian Book of Poisonous Plants. Circa. 1831. (An opening book of 67 pages including 56 full coloured plates illustrating poisonous plants many with separate enlargements of flowers, seeds, leaves and roots) Handmade by Ken Blythe KB34 £18.00
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1/12th scale miniature replica of a Victorian Book of Mediaeval Initials. Circa. 1886
"Mediaeval Alphabets and Initials for Illuminators" by F. G. Delamotte (An opening book of 28 pages of text and full colour plates. ) Handmade by Ken Blythe KB35 £18.00
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1/12th scale miniature replica of a Mediaeval Bestiary. Circa. 1185. "Bestiarius" a Latin guide to animal life (An opening book of 74 pages of illuminated text with 89 miniatures of real and fabled animals including a dragon, griffin and mermaids) Handmade by Ken Blythe KB29 £18.00
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1/12th scale miniature replica of a Mediaeval Book of Hours. Circa. 15th Century.
Books of Hours, comprising of bound mediaeval manuscripts, were the main prayer books of mediaevel Europe. They were divided into sections (or "Hours") which were meant to be read at specific times of the day. Each section contained prayers, psalms, hymns and other readings. (An opening book of 39 pages of text and illustrations) Handmade by Ken Blythe
KB30 £18.00
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Antique Persian Book. Circa. 1616 "Shahnamah" The Book of Kings (An opening book of 73 pages of full coloured miniatures
and text depicting the lives and deeds of Persian Kings) Handmade by Ken Blythe KB31 £18.00
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1/12th scale miniature replica of an Erotic Artist`s Book. Circa. 1935
Illustrations from "Le Sopha" by Louis Icart Livre d`artiste or artists` books, intended for the French market, first appeared in the "roaring twenties" as a result of close co-operation between the printer and artist, and although depicting female sensuality and sexuality they had become socially acceptable by this time. They are different to our normal concept of a book as they were usually (but not always) unbound and the loose pages protected in a slipcase. Prized by art patrons bound copies were frequently broken up to extract the prints for individual framing and `boudoir` display, and publishers soon met the market demand by producing loose copies of the artists` work. (Double slipcase containing 22 full colour prints) Handmade by Ken Blythe KB28 £25.00
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1/12th scale miniature replica of a
Mediaeval Book of Ovid`s Epistles. Circa. 15th century. "Epitre D`Ovide, translated by the Reverend Father in God Monseigner l`Evesque de Angoulseme" A book of fictional letters written by women from Roman and Greek mythology to their absent lovers (An opening book of 23 pages with full colour illustrations and text). Handmade by Ken Blythe KB32 £18.00
| 1/12th scale miniature replica of a Victorian Book of Russian Tsars & Tsarinas. Circa. 1896
"Russian Tsarist House of Romanov" (An opening folio sized book of 40 full colour portraits of the Romanov rulers of Russia between 1616 and 1896) Handmade by Ken Blythe. KB33 £18.00
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1/12th scale miniature replica of a Georgian Book of Chinese Criminal Punishments. Circa. 1804
"The Punishments of China" published by William Miller (An opening book containing 22 full colour Chinese prints)
Handmade by Ken Blythe REF: KB19 £18.00 |
1/12th scale miniature replica of a Mediaeval Book of the Constellations. Circa. 1465."De Sideribus tractus"
(An opening book of 37 pages of text and miniature illustrations of the Constellations). Handmade by Ken Blythe REF: KB20 £18.00 |
1/12th scale miniature replica of a Vintage Children`s Picture Book. Circa.1903 Denslow`s "Humpty Dumpty" (An opening book of twelve illustrated pages ) Handmade by Ken Blythe REF: KB21 £18.00 |
 1/12th scale miniature replica of an Antique Book of Italian Costume. Circa. 1575. "Costumi e scene de vita de Rinascimento" (Costume and life in the Renaissance) An opening book of 86 coloured paintings illustrating the dress and lives of the citizens of Venice Handmade by Ken Blythe REF: KB22 £18.00 |  1/12th scale miniature replica of "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam" Circa. 1903 Omar Khayyam, the astronomer poet of Persia, is said to have been born about 1018 A.D. and lived to the age of 105 years. This English version of his poem the Rubaiyat was written by Edward Fitzgerald and first published in 1859 Handmade by Ken Blythe REF: KB23 £18.00 | 1/12th scale miniature replica of a Victorian Scrapbook. (No. 4) (An opening book of 22 pages illustrated with over 180 scraps) Handmade by Ken Blythe REF: KB24 £18.00 |
 1/12th scale miniature replica of a Mediaeval Religious Manuscript Book. Circa. 1430. An English translation of "Le Pelerinage de l`Ame" (Pilgrimage of the Soul) by Guillaume Deguileville (An opening book of 30 pages of illuminated text and miniatures) Handmade by Ken Blythe REF: KB25 £18.00 | 1/12th scale miniature replica of a Victorian Book of Anatomical Prints
`Anatomie Normale du Corps Humain` by Dr. S Laskowski. Circa. 1894 (An opening book containing 16 pages of anatomical illustrations) Handmade by Ken Blythe REF: KB26 £18.00 |
1/12th scale miniature replica of a Mediaeval Book of the Hunt. Circa. 1407. "Le Livre de la Chasse" by Gaston Phoebus An opening book of 46 pages of illuminated text and miniatures. Handmade by Ken Blythe REF: KB27 £18.00 |
1/12th scale miniature replica of a Mediaeval Book of Astrology. Circa. 1400 "Astrologiae Liber" A Latin translation of the Arabic `Introduction to Astrology` by Abu Ma`shar (died 886 AD) by Georgius Zothorus Zaporus Fendulus (An opening book of 76 pages of over 480 coloured drawings of zodiacal and astronomical images) Handmade by Ken Blythe REF: KB1 £18.00
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1/12th scale miniature replica of a
Mediaeval Book of Medicines. Circa. 1487 A book on the theraputic use of medicinal herbs and animal products, including advice on storage. An opening book of 100 pages of handcoloured illustrations and text. Handmade by Ken Blythe REF: KB2 £18.00
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1/12th scale miniature replica of a Georgian Book of Midwifery. Circa. 1754
"Practice of Midwifery" by Willam Smellie, M.D. (An opening book containing 19 pages of engraved illustrations depicting the various stages of child birth and arising problems for use by midwives) Handmade by Ken Blythe REF: KB3 £18.00 |
1/12th scale miniature replica of a Victorian Grimoire or Book of Magical Spells "The Lesser Key of Solomon, Goetia. Translated from Ancient Manuscripts in the British Museum"
A Grimoire is a description of a set of magical symbols comprising of diagrams and seals for invocation and convocation of Spirits, Necromancy, Witchcraft and Black Art. This is an opening book of 90 pages containing over 100 drawings of magical seals and symbols both in colour and black and white. Handmade by Ken Blythe REF: KB4 £18.00
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1/12th scale miniature replica of a Georgian book of Holbein prints. Circa 1786
`Le Triomphe de la Mort` or Dances of Death (Danse Macabre) 18th century copper engravings by David Deucher after Holbein`s original woodcuts of 1538 which were based on a 14th century morality poem written after the Great Plague - a gruesome mediaeval symbol of the power of death
Handmade by Ken Blythe REF: KB5 £18.00 |
1/12th scale miniature replica of an Antique Book of Magellan`s Voyage. Circa. 1525 "Journal of Magellan`s Voyage around the World in 1522 by Antonio Pigafetta, a gentleman from Vincenza who survived the trip". (An opening book of 48 pages, comprising 26 pages of text with illuminated initials and 22 pages of coloured maps) Handmade by Ken Blythe REF: KB6 £18.00
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1/12th scale miniature replica of an Antique Book of Mechanical Astrological Instruments. Circa. 1598. "Astronomiae Instauratae Mechanica" by Tycho Brahe (An opening book of 43 pages of text and coloured illustrations) Handmade by Ken Blythe REF: KB7 £18.00
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1/12th scale miniature replica of a Victorian Children`s Book of Aesop`s Fables. (No.1) Circa. 1887.
"Baby`s Own Aesop" by Walter Crane (An opening book with 28 pages of Art Nouveau style illustrations)
Handmade by Ken Blythe REF: KB8 £18.00 | 1/12th scale miniature replica of an Antique Alchemist`s Notebook. Circa. 1620
A manuscript notebook by Johann Grasshoff (An opening book of 29 pages of text and hand-drawn and hand-coloured illustrations)
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1/12th scale miniature replica of a Victorian Scottish Song Book. Circa. 1893
"The Scots Minstrelsie: a National Monument of Scottish song". ("By gracious permission dedicated to her Majesty Queen Victoria") (An opening book of 14 pages) Handmade by Ken Blythe REF: KB10 £18.00
| 1/12th scale miniature replica of an Erotic Artists Drawings. Circa. 1945
"La Vie des Seins" (The Life of Breasts) by Docteur Jacobvs with illustrations by Louis Icart Livre d`artiste or artists` books, intended for the French market, first appeared in the "roaring twenties" as a result of close co-operation between the printer and artist, and although depicting female sensuality and sexuality they had become socially acceptable by this time. They are different to our normal concept of a book as they were usually (but not always) unbound and the loose pages protected in a slipcase. Prized by art patrons bound copies were frequently broken up to extract the prints for individual framing and `boudoir` display, and publishers soon met the market demand by producing loose copies of the artists` work. (Double slipcase containing 9 single and 5 double page full colour prints) Handmade by Ken Blythe REF: KB11 £18.00 | 1/12th scale miniature replica of a Georgian Book of Egyptian Art in two volumes. Circa. 1832 "I Monumenti dell Egitto e della Nubia" by Ippolito Rosellini (The Monuments of Egypt and Nubia) (Two opening books containing 36 & 39 full colour plates reproducing drawings taken from Egyptian papyrus scrolls, monuments and tombs. In addition to the expected representations of Pharoahs, Gods, and battles scenes etc., there are plates which group together drawings of animals, birds, fish, furnishings, costume, hairstyles, plants, and decorative patterns collected from various sources and illustrating the diversity of the life and culture of ancient Egypt) Handmade by Ken Blythe REF: KB12 £36.00
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1/12th scale miniature replica of a Victorian Illuminated copy of the poem "Elegy, written in a Country Church-Yard" by Thomas Gray. Circa. 1846 (An opening book of 36 pages illuminated in colour) Handmade by Ken Blythe REF: KB13 £18.00
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1/12th scale miniature replica of a Victorian Scrapbook. (No. 2) (An opening book of 20 pages illustrated with over 200 scraps) Handmade by Ken Blythe REF: KB14 £18.00
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1/12th scale miniature replica of a Mediaeval Book of the Fables of Aesop. Circa. 1485 A manuscript book written in Greek and executed in Italy by Gherardo del Fora (An opening book of 100 full colour manuscript pages with miniature paintings illustrating the fables) Handmade by Ken Blythe REF: KB15 £18.00
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1/12th scale miniature replica of an Antique Alchemist`s Compendium. Circa. 1590
"Compendiolum de praeparatione auri potabilis veri" by Marcus Bonacina (An opening book of 30 pages of text and hand-drawn and hand-coloured illustrations) Handmade by Ken Blythe REF: KB16 £18.00
| 1/12th scale Antique Book of Chemistry & Alchemy. `Liber de arte distillandi` by Hieronymus Brunschwig. Circa 1512. A practical manual on chemical, alchemical and distillation devices and techniques used to manufacture drug therapies (An opening book of 35 pages of text and handcoloured woodcut illustrations) Handmade by Ken Blythe REF: KB18 £18.00
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1/12th scale miniature replica of an Anatomical Atlas "Le Corpus Humain" (The Human Body). Circa. 1899. An Anatomical Atlas by Julien Bougle containing explanitory notes and five anatomical charts of the male body Handmade by Ken Blythe REF: KB17 £18.00
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OSCAR WILDE THE CANTERVILLE GHOST £3.95
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OSCAR WILDE THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST £3.95
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OSCAR WILDE THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY £3.95
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OSCAR WILDE AN IDEAL HUSBAND £3.95
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CHARLES DICKENS A CHRISTMAS CAROL £3.95
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LOUISA MAY ALCOTT LITTLE WOMEN £3.95 |
R.L. STEVENSON TREASURE ISLAND £3.95
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LEWIS CARROLL ALICE IN WONDERLAND £3.95
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J.R.R. TOLKIEN THE HOBBIT £3.95
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JULES VERNE AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS £3.95
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R.L. STEVENSON JEKYL & HYDE £3.95
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EGAR ALLAN POE THE RAVEN £3.95
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