member british section palestine police (1 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Photo album of a member of the British Section of the Palestine Police. Largely based around Mount Scoup, where this policeman was headquartered. 267 photos of Israel, Jerusalem, Damascus, British Section of Palestine Police, Mount Scopus, Damascus Gate (Jerusalem), Garden of Gethsemane, Mount of Olives, Jerusalem War Cemetery, St of Changes, Ascension Tower and Church, Solomon s Pools, St George s Cathedral Jerusalem, Wailing Wall, Mosque of Omar, a Camel Race, Native men, women and children, Bayit VeGan, Dome of the Rock, Beersheba War Cemetery, Ruins of David s Palace, Jaffa Gate, David St Jerusalem, River Jordan near Jericho, Armistice Day 1930, Mount Carmel Haifa, The Oscar Gorton Merchant ship, The Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Walls of Jerusalem, Gaza, Sinai Desert, Ruins of the Temple, Gaza found by Sir Flinders Petrie, Lady and Miss Ann Flinders Petrie, Elijah s Well, Jericho etc etc. With an original photo of what we believe to be Sir Flinders Petrie himself loosely inserted at the same page of the photos of his wife and daughter. 267 photographs, 4 postcards and 4 Flowers of the Holy Land cards on 38 pages (last 6 empty) in an album of black and white photographs. Approximately 7 ½ inches tall by 9 inches wide with many of the photographs 3 inches by 2 inches. Condition Report Externally Spine fair condition bruised top and tail, some of the cloth is missing at the bottom of the spine. Joints fair condition worn, webbing showing at the top and bottom of the front joint. Corners good condition bumped and worn. Boards good condition cream cloth boards with brown lettering and decoration to the front board, signs of wear along the top and bottom edges where the cloth has worn away. Page edges good condition. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition front hinge is cracked the full length and is hanging on by a thread, rear hinge is intact. Paste downs good condition front paste down has 3 plates containing different pressed flowers of the Holy Land, the rear paste down has one pressed flower of the Holy Land. Pages good condition all pages are grey card with a number of photographs on each page, there is a small tear at the bottom of the first page, page 5 is completely detached from the rest of the book, there are a few foxing marks on some of the pages, most photographs have a description beneath it to explain what/where it is. Binding good condition a very interesting collection of photographs. See photos Publisher: see above. Publication Date:1930s Hardback.