8 Ramban St, Jerusalem., Israel
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LOT 51:
Guide to Jerusalem and Vicinity - Alexander Howard - Jaffa-Jerusalem, 1888
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Guide to Jerusalem and Vicinity - Alexander Howard - Jaffa-Jerusalem, 1888
Howard's Guide to Jerusalem and Vicinity, with map of Palestine, edited by Alexander Howard. Jaffa-Jerusalem: Howard's Hotel, 1888. English.
Guide to Jaffa, Jerusalem and its surroundings, by Alexander Howard (Iskander Awad). Preceding the title page are Howard's portrait and a map of Palestine (folded plate).
Chevalier Iskander Awad (who changed his name to Alexander Howard), was a Maronite Christian born in Malta. Howard worked as an agent for the "Thomas Cook" tour company. In Palestine he built hotels in Jaffa and Jerusalem (His hotel in Jerusalem later became Hotel Fast) and operated a carriage line to Jerusalem. For additional information on Iskander Awad see: Samuel Giler, The Street of the Jews in Jaffa: The History of Haward-Bustros-Raziel Street, Cathedra 157, September-October 2015, pp, 53-76 (Hebrew).
[2] leaves (portrait + folded map), 111, [1] pp, 16.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Tears to map margins. Original binding, faded, with some stains.
