RARE book on Jerusalem written by the chief doctor of "Mayer Rothschild" hospital in Jerusalem. This book is a rare testimony on 19th century Jerusalem by a local resident as well as a comprehensive natural, cultural and social history of the holy city. 215x140mm. 512 pages. Rebound Hardcover. Gilt spine. Cover scratched, cover edges and corners peeling. Front and rear cover upper edge peeled. Spine detached and worn, spine edges peeled. Spine bottom corner partly broken. Inner cover somewhat stained. Dedication written in pen on whitepage. Pages yellowing, few pages slightly age-stained. Otherwise all pages clean. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare book on Jerusalem has unfortunately suffered damage to cover, but is still in good reading condition