Auction 87 · Lot 172
The British Consulate in Jerusalem in Relation to the Jews of Palestine, 1838-1914. Edited with an introduction and notes by Albert M[ontefiore] Hyamson. Part I: 1838-1861. Part II: 1862-1914.
- Estimate
- $100–$150
- Hammer price
- $70
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(ISRAEL / PALESTINE).
printer
Edward Goldston Ltd.
Place
London
Publication
1939 and 1941
Description
Two volumes. First Edition.
summary
A collection of historical documents published by the Jewish Historical Society of England on the matter of the British Consulate in Jerusalem’s work on behalf of the Jews of Palestine.
Albert Montefiore Hyamson (1875-1954) was a British historian and Chief Immigration Officer of the British Mandate of Palestine from 1921 to 1934. Some of the documents published in this work came from the Consulate’s archives, to which Hyamson had access, and had never before been published.
Vol. I: pp. lviii, (2), 294. * Vol. II: pp. (6), lxvii-lxxxvii, (2), 295-592. Previous owner’s Booksplate. Original printed wrappers, spines worn. 4to.
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