Palestine—

Simpson (Sir John Simpson)
Report on Immigration, Land Settlement and Development.

2 volumes, folding graph, vol.1 and 5 folding maps in appendix ( 4 colour-printed, map 3 never issued), original blue printed wrappers, maps 1 & 6 with some wear damage at folds, ink stamp to title-page of vol 1. and upper wrapper of appendix volume, slightly worn and faded, pocket to appendix slightly damaged, wrappers [Khalidi & Khadduri 1658; cf. Bryars & Harper, A History of the 20th Century in 100 Maps, 2014], 8vo., H.M.S.O., 1930

*** It was "the first detailed attempt to assess Palestine's population capacity, and its estimate of the total cultivable land was almost 40 per cent lower than previous estimates. It claimed that under existing conditions there was 'no margin of land available for agricultural settlement by new immigrants'... [and] advocated limiting the area of Jewish settlement and ending the eviction of Arabs" (ODNB).