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QUEEN MARY'S DOLLS' HOUSE BENSON (A.E) and others. The Book of the Queen's Dolls' House [-Library], 2 vol., INSCRIBED, [1912-1913]; and 2 others
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QUEEN MARY'S DOLLS' HOUSE
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AN UNUSUALLY FINE PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY QUEEN MARY TO HER YOUNG COUSIN, Helen of Greece and Denmark (1896-1982). Helen went on to be known as Queen Helen The Queen Mother of Roumania during the second reign of her son Michael I, which lasted from 1940 to 1947, and her nickname "Sitta" is said to have derived from the mispronunciation of "sister" by one of the young children.
The Library volume finds its way into Conan Doyle literature through the inclusion of a new Sherlock Holmes parody by Conan Doyle, How Watson Learned the Trick, in which Dr Watson attempts to deduce facts about his friend in order to demonstrate that anyone can do what Holmes does, and gets everything wrong. The 34-page miniature manuscript was sent in by the author for inclusion in the Dolls' House.
Provenance: First work, Queen Mary, inscription dated 1933 presenting the set to Helen of Greece and Denmark; the latter's bookplate (as Queen Mother of Roumania) in each volume; "given to Mary [Smith?] by Queen Helen. August 1981". Second work, Helen of Greece and Denmark (the dedicatee of Portfolio No. 2), bookplate as above and letter from the publisher sending the portfolio.
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