Within The Fairy Castle - Hardcover

Moore, Colleen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0821225197 ISBN 13: 9780821225196

Publisher: Little, Brown US, 1998

Synopsis

Colleen Moore was a 'flapper' and Silent Screen film star who commissioned The Fairy Tale Castle in the 1920's at the incredible cost of $500,000 ( more than twice the cost of her own Bel Aire mansion).
Nine feet square and twelve feet high, the castle contains over 2,000 miniature objects from around the world and each of its 14 rooms scaled one inch to one foot is themed with specially commissioned artwork all based on beloved stories or fairy tales and executed in minute and precious detail.
Contains photo's of the Magic Garden with it's working fountain and weeping willow that cries 'real tears', the library which contains diminutive books with contributions from F Scott Fitzgerald and Willa Cather among others.

About this title

Book Description:

An exquisite jewel of a book looking inside one of the most famous, most expensive and most visited doll's house in the world.

Synopsis:

Moore was a "flapper" and silent screen film star who commissioned a fairy tale castle in the 1920s at a cost of $500,000. Nine feet square by twelve feet high, it contains over 2000 miniature objects from around the world. This volume contains photographs of the castle and its garden.

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown US
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0821225197
• ISBN 13: 9780821225196
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128