Can't edit in Address Book

My Address Book stopped accepting any editing whatsoever.
I have a MacBook Intel Core, I work with Tiger 10.4.11, and run address book version 4.0.4.
For a few weeks now, when I get into Address book the Edit button is dimmed, and no change is possible at all. all the edit actions are grey in the drop-menues. I checked old discussions, and found instructions for re-installing the application through optional installs, which I did - I trashed the application and reinstalled. Still nothing.
I also found advice that Disk Warrior may modify Address Book, this may have happen, since when I went to "get info" for Address Book, I saw "last modified" date in October, which is when I last ran DW. If so, what can I do? Is there anything else I should trash apart from the application itself before re-installing?
I also have a copy of the DW application in my Utilities folder - could this be a problem?
I'd appreciate advice.

Ruth:
We are going to try to restore you Mail data and settings. If you have added new stuff in your Mail folders since your backup it may get overwritten. Is that important to you? If it is, we can try to work around it. If not here is what you need to do:
• If your backup is on an external HDD connect it to your computer.
• Open two Finder windows on your computer desktop (Command + N).
• Place them one above the other the top will be Source (your backup) the lower will be the Destination (your computer).
• Navigate to the location indicated in the directions below in both windows so you will be moving the item directly to the same location from which you are copying it.
Move the following items:
/Home/Library/Mail (copy the whole folder)
/Home/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mail.plist (* This is a very important file which contains all email account settings and general mail preferences.)
If you are sure it's OK to delete any stuff currently in your Mail when you are asked if it's OK to replace, click replace. If you don't want to replace, post back.
cornelius

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