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THE QUEEN'S GIFT BOOK

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c. 1917

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Blue linen hard cover with black lettering and Royal Stamp. Gift Book in aid of Queen Mary's Convalescent Auxiliary Hospitals for Soldiers and Sailors who have lost their limbs in the War. Foreword by John Galsworthy. 160 pages, illustrated in black and white, with colour plates. Frontis: Queen Mary. Facing page 8: His Majesty the King, and facing page 16 His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Contents page. A collection of stories. Front end paper has the inscription: Mary with Mother's Love 1917. On front cover very faint are the words ''St John's Lads Club Albany''.

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Gift book in aid of Queen Mary's Convalescent Auxiliary Hospitals for Soldiers. World War I.

Albany Historical Society Inc

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