Bericht der gemeinsamen Palästina-Kommission (Joint Palestine Survey Commission)
London: Palästina-Kommission, 1928. First edition. Softcover. Large Octavo. 173pp. Original textured blue wrappers with black lettering on cover, protected in modern mylar. Detailed report on the British Mandate of Palestine by the Joint Palestine Survey Commission, the Rt. Hon. Lord Melchett, Lee K. Frankel, Felix M. Warburg, Oskar Wassermann, with an historic introduction. The report describes the physiography of Palestine, its borders, topography, climate, demography, mining industry, and commerce, elaborates on agricultural colonization, its special problems and potential, the industry, cooperative and worker's organizations, banking, public health conditions, working force and the cost of living, education, the organization of the Jewish communities and the tasks of government plus conclusions and recommendations. Two appendixes contain a variety of special instructions on the Mandate of Palestine including the memorandum of the British government with recommendations for its application including the memorandum of the British government with recommendations for its application. Text in German. Wrappers with light wear along edges, small tear in upper left corner of back cover. Block lightly age-toned. Wrappers and interior in overall good+ to very good condition. g+ to vg. Item #37121
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