RARE monograph on the ancient city of the Decapolis - Gerasa by an important figure in the early archaeological explorations of Palestine - Gottlieb Schumacher (1857-1925), an American of German descent who lived and worked in Palestine as civil engineer, architect and archaeologist, renowned for carrying out the Megiddo excavations at Tell el-Mutesellim. Sonderdruck aus der Zeitschrift der Deutschen Palästina-Vereins XXV, 1902. Contains a fold-out plan of Gerasa, 42 b&w figures, 3 fold-out plates and list of place names in Arabic and German letters. 205x135mm. 69 pages. Marbled board Hardcover with cloth spine. Cover, cover edges and corners rubbed. Sticker on spine. Spine edges peeling. Small worn sticker on front inner cover upper corner. Title page upper edge/corner missing - no damage to text. Title page edges loose from binding. Pages yellowing, most pages somewhat age-stained. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare survey of one of the most interesting Near Eastern archaeological sites is otherwise in good condition.