Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

ESCO Foundation Report

New York: Esco Foundation for Palestine, Inc., 1945. Ex-library. Over 800pp. Four parts bound in four Accopress binders. Fascinating work by the 'Esco Foundation Study' on the development of the Jewish National Home - history, problems and programs - from the rise of Zionism in the nineteenth century to the United Nations Conference at San Francisco in April 1945. Part 1: I. The Development of Zionism in the Nineteenth Century. II. The First World War and the Balfour Declaration. III. The Peace Conference and the Mandate for Palestine. IV. Promises, Claims and Rights. Part II: V. Events and Policies: 1920-1929. VI. The Development of the Jewish National Home. VII. The Arab World and Arab Politics in Palestine. VIII. Communities, Attitudes and Arab-Jewish Relations. Part III: IX. The 1929 Disturbances and their Aftermath. X. Development during the Second Decade: 1930-1939. XI. Political Events and Policies: 1931-1936. XII. The Royal Commission and the Proposal of Partition. Part IV: XIII. The 1939 White Paper. XIV. The Middle East and Palestine during the Second World War. XV. The Shaping of Policies and Summary of Proposals. In 1942 the Esco Palestine Study was launched by its founders and sponsors, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cohen. Mimeographed typescript. Total of 15 chapters. Typewritten cover plate on each binder. Barcode sticker of Jewish Community Library (Los Angeles) on front cover of binder, library inventory sticker taped across spine. Library card pocket pasted on first page in each binder. Stamp of the same on first and last leaf. Age wear and chipping on edges of binders. Binders in fair, interior in overall very good condition. A comprehensive, factual and objective study on the subject of Palestine. Scarce. OCLC lists only 2 libraries worldwide owning this item. g. Item #24746

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