Travel, Atlases, Maps and Photographs
Travel, Atlases, Maps and Photographs
Lot Closed
May 24, 02:08 PM GMT
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Palestine—Anglo-American Committee reports, together with a volume of maps
Three text volumes and one map volume, comprising:
i) Report of the Anglo-American Committee of the Enquiry regarding the problems of European Jewry and Palestine, Lausanne, 20th April, 1946 [Cmd. 6808]. London: HMSO, 1946. 8vo (245 x 156mm.), original blue stapled paper wrappers, wrapper slightly frayed and creased at extremities, wrapper slightly soiled at margins
ii) A Survey of Palestine. Prepared in December 1945 and January 1946 for the information of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry. Palestine: Printed by the Government Printer, [1946]. 2 volumes, 8vo (230 x 152mm.), original light blue paper wrappers, wrappers slightly soiled and creased at spines and margins, upper wrapper of volume 1 chipped at lower margin
iii) Ten colour-printed folding maps relating to A Survey of Palestine (comprising: 'Relief'; 'Rainfall'; 'Population'; 'Land in Jewish Possession'; 'Land Classification'; 'Land Settlement'; 'State Domain'; 'Forest Lands'; 'Climatic Elements'; 'Near and Middle East'), original light blue slip case, slip case rubbed at extremities
LITERATURE:
Report of the Anglo-American Committee: Khalidi & Khadduri 1736