Palestine Annual - Large with many Articles and Photographs of the Land of Israel - English - Cairo, 1926 - ...

Palestine Annual - Large with many Articles and Photographs of the Land of Israel - English - Cairo, 1926 - Extremely Rare
Large, impressive annual of the Land of Israel (and a little of Syria, Jordan and Iraq). Published by A. Reid. Colorful cover.
Interesting material about the Land of Israel of those days - its various communities, the holy places, interesting photographs and many advertisements.
Following are several examples:
• Large photographs of King George and Queen Mary, of General Allenby and his wife, of Lord Herbert Samuel and his wife (with an inscription emphasizing how popular she was…).
• Impressive, colorful photograph on special paper of the Turkish surrendering to two British sergeants.
• Beautiful photograph of the British government at the Prime-Minister's house in Jerusalem. The group photograph shows the High Commissioner, Allenby, with senior officers.
• Photograph of the first Ladies: Lady Clayton, Lady Bentowitz and Lady Stores.
• Photographs of the mayor of Jerusalem, Nashashibi, and his wife.
• Two pages with 17 photographs of senior position holders in Palestine.
• Photographs of houses and sites in Jerusalem. Among others, an interesting photograph of Derech Beit Lechem (Bethlehem Road) and the Damascus Gate before their renovation.
Articles:
• Article accompanied by photographs of the Jerusalem Exploration Society, which was involved with preserving the historical beauty of the city.
• An interesting article: the Land of Israel as a field for economic investment. By Robert and Eli Cohen, of the heads of the British Jewry.
• A series of articles whose title is "People and Religions in the Land of Israel". Includes articles on the Druse, Samaritans, Baha'i in Haifa, the German Templars and more.
• Series of interesting articles on Jewish life and work in the Land of Israel.
• Articles on sites in the Land of Israel, among them an interesting article on Hebron.
• Article written especially for this annual on the trip to Palestine, Syria, Egypt and the Far East and where the best first classes can be found.
• Articles on the wine of the Land of Israel.
• Article on the Palestine train, with a photograph of its first class (which looks like a prestigious parlor).
Advertisements:
• Many large advertisements of shipping companies and prestigious hotels in Cairo, Jaffa and Jerusalem.
• Advertisements of Jewish factories and companies such as the Shlush Brothers in Jaffa, the "Shemen" and "Pardes" companies and more.
Much more impressive material.
150 pages. 33 cm.
Condition: Very Good. Some tears at the bottom right corner of the cover and the first few pages.