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Lot 26

A.B.C. of the Arab Case in Palestine – Jaffa, 1936

A.B.C. of the Arab Case in Palestine, by Aziz B. Shihadeh. Jaffa: The Modern Library & Stationery Store, [1936]. English.


Short essay on the state of the Arabs in Mandatory Palestine, from the perspective of the country's Arabic population. The essay addresses the Balfour Declaration, the policies of the Mandate government granting privileged status to the Jewish population, the Arab Revolt and more, and contains harsh criticism of the Jews and the Jewish leadership.
Inscription on title page, in Arabic, to educator Ahmad Samih al-Khalidi (handwritten by the author?).


46 pp, 19 cm. Good condition. Foxing. Hard cover, with original dust-jacket. Stains and tears (including open tears) to jacket.