[NotAPretender]

I had the great good fortune to pick up two books over the weekend, the Princess Mary Gift Book (dated during WWI) and the Queen Mary Gift Book. I'm paging through them cautiously and admiring the plates more than anything; the illustrations are remarkable.

Each has a series of stories in them that are fairly tame but entertaining as well.

When I get some time, I'll try my hand at scanning and uploading - a first for me!

As a bonus, I picked up a book that is overflowing with pictures of the Prince of Wales' journey to Canada and the US, as well as several other nations, from the post WWI-years. The book is not specifically dated, but one picture shows the Prince visiting the grave of the late President Teddy Roosevelt, who died in January 1919 (partly of grief over the death of his own son Quentin in combat, in 1918.) There is a hand-written overleaf by the Prince which approves the book and its purpose in supporting those blinded in WWI.

I won't tell the price of the books, but I feel a bit like a thief. :-)

Best to all...