On the Structure of the Arabian Peninsula, With 1 sketch map and 3 cross-sections (Series 1, Bulletin 3)

Picard, Leo

Published by The Geological Department, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1937

About this Item

Original printed wraps titled in English and Hebrew 17x25cm. 9pp English text, (2)pp map and geological sections captioned in English and Hebrew, and (1)pp Hebrew summary. Wraps good with presentation inscription to Professor Buxtorf, a Bibliothek Buxtorf ink stamp, sticker and underlines to the English panel; interiors very good, lightly creased and tanned, with related University of Basel Geology and Paleontology Institute ink stamp to p1. German-born Yehuda Leo Picard (1900-97) moved to Palestine in 1924, where he established the Department of Geology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His "Structure and Evolution of Palestine" (1943) would become a primary source on Israel's geology, and he would serve as the first president of the Israel Geological Society during 1951-53. The USGS recognised his numerous contributions to the study of Jordan during 1928-65, and cited his work on the Peninsula. The recipient is August Buxtorf (1877-1969), a petroleum geologist with experience in Egypt, Burma and India. At this time he was Professor at the University of Basel where he had organised its Geology and Paleontology Institute, and President of the Swiss Geological Commission. Rare with Worldcat and Library Hub locating 12 institutions between them. (Ref. Two USGS Geology of the Arabian Peninsula reports from 1963: Bender on Jordan, Beydoun on Eastern Aden Protectorate and Part of Dhufar).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: On the Structure of the Arabian Peninsula, With 1 sketch map and 3 cross-sections (Series 1, Bulletin 3)
• Publisher: The Geological Department, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
• Publication Date: 1937
• Language: English
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)