HEBER-PERCY, Algernon.

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The Ark of the Covenant of God and What Became of It. First edition in book form, presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front pastedown, "Constance Best from the writer. Jan 7th 1908." This essay in Biblical history was shaped by Major Heber-Percy's travels through the Middle East in the 1890s. In addition to this piece, first published in the Sunday at Home in 1898, he wrote two narratives of his overseas experiences.As a child, the recipient (née Wingfield 1878-1963) was a neighbour of the author in Shropshire. Heber-Percy attended her wedding in Llangollen in 1903, gifting her a pendant, sugar basin, and cream jug. During the First World War, Best led local efforts to provide humanitarian to soldiers.

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