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[deactivated user]
"These books were mine" would be translated «Э́ти кни́ги бы́ли мои́».
«Э́ти кни́ги бы́ли от меня́» probably means I've sent them as a present or something like that.
Neon_Iceberg
1994
Almost correct. This is not necessarily a gift. The meaning is just "these books were mine and I was that person who sent them".