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by Stevious
11 Oct 2019, 09:25
Forum: Non-comics discussion
Topic: Mystery book
Replies: 5
Views: 7822

Re: Mystery book

Many thanks Kashgar - I appreciate you taking the time to write. I'll take a look at that book cover... Funnily enough, I work at the library. That's the frustrating thing - if I could find out what the book actually is, I could order our copy and photocopy the cover and contents page for her...I th...
by Stevious
27 Sep 2019, 08:24
Forum: Non-comics discussion
Topic: Mystery book
Replies: 5
Views: 7822

Re: Mystery book

Yeah, I did have a look. Having now gotten more details from Mum, it seems she was given the book in 1937 by an elderly neighbour and then lost it again during air-raids. The book could well be Victorian if the neighbour had owned it for years, so the dates I quoted in my original post are too late....
by Stevious
23 Sep 2019, 14:16
Forum: Non-comics discussion
Topic: Mystery book
Replies: 5
Views: 7822

Mystery book

I'm trying to track down a book for my mother. It's either a girls's annual or girl's story collection from the 30's (most likely) or early 40's. The cover is a girl with red cheeks (upper, hopefully) and she's holding a basket of apples. Mum thinks it my have been called 'Rosy Apples' or some varia...