RARE comprehensive monograph on the growth, prosperity and influence of Sephardic Jewish community in England, the first complete study of this subject. The author Albert Montefiore Hyamson (1875-1954) was an eminent British civil servant and historian who served as chief immigration officer in the British Mandate of Palestine from 1921 to 1934. Contains 44 full-page and 7 illustrations. 220x145mm. XII+468 pages. Hardcover with dust-jacket. Jacket yellowing and age-stained. Jackets edges slightly worn. Cover rubbed. Cover and spine curved. Front cover edges, cover bottom corners, and spine edges bumped. Binding slightly curved. Text block edges age-stained. Pages yellowing. This extremely rare profusely illustrated book on the first Jewish community allowed to live in England since their expulsion in the Middle Ages, written by the foremost authority in the field, is in good condition.