RARE book on Private International Law with emphasis on the system applied in British-ruled Palestine, of the peculiar arrangements, traditional in the former Ottoman Empire, as regards exercise of jurisdiction and application of law to foreigners and in matters of personal status, to members of the native Muslim, Jewish and Christian communities. 240x180mm. X+305 pages. Quarter-cloth Hardcover. Cover rubbed/scratched, yellowing, stained and almost detached. Cover corners and edges bumped and peeling. Spine missing (binding loose). Small stamp on title page upper corner. Few pages slightly water-stained and wavy - NO damage to text. Small age-stain on several last pages upper edge. Title page slightly age-stained. Rear whitepage age-stained. Pages yellowing. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare book, of interest to any serious student of law and history of the British mandate era in the Middle East, is otherwise in good condition.