Mia Peilow of the Modern Languages Department at Alleyn’s, brought in The Land and the Book or, Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customers, the Scenes and Scenery of the Holy Land by WM Thomson, DD. This was a prize given to one Sebert E Brading of Form II (Lower) in July 1897 for ‘Form Work and French’ and the bookplate inside is signed by Alleyn’s School’s first Headmaster, Revd J Henry Smith. Lebanese-born Mia was given this beautifully leather-bound book by a friend knowing Mia’s connection to the region featured in the book and with Alleyn’s.
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