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    Mar 31, 2012, 02:31 PM
    Author Nicholas Monsarrat's lock of hair?
    I have a book by the author, Nicholas Monsarrat, titled, 'The Tribe That Lost Its Head'. While reading through the book, I had a shock to discover a lock of hair between some pages! The first thing that came to mind is that no one will ever use their hair as a bookmark, so could it be the own author's hair? Creative people are eccentric. I do not know how to verify this. Could someone please point me in the right direction. I want to seriously know this as I want it properly valued and auction it if it's confirmed. It's a hardcover with dust jacket and a first edition.
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    Mar 31, 2012, 03:14 PM
    Nicholas Monsarrat was buried at sea after his death in 1979, so I'm thinking you are out of luck trying to find out if that's his lock of hair.
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    Mar 31, 2012, 03:17 PM
    And it is common for grandparents or parents to save clippings of their kids hair. Or a girl friend or boyfriend keeps a lock or hair.

    Can you prove this book belonged to the author, is it autographed ?
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    Jul 24, 2012, 05:18 PM
    Years ago,I worked in a public library. Among the things we found used as bookmarks were (very personal) letters, a rasher of bacon (cooked), a wedding ring and an engagement ring. The last two were not connected! So a lock of hair as a bookmark is maybe not so strange...
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