<<Herzl, Theodor.>> Altneuland [“Old-New Land”- a novel]

Auction 90 | Tuesday, July 21st, 2020 at 1:00pm

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Arts

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Lot 196

(ZIONISM).

<<Herzl, Theodor.>> Altneuland [“Old-New Land”- a novel]

<<FIRST EDITION IN YIDDISH.>> Translated from the German by “Dr. Is-El” (i.e. Isidor (Yisroel) Eliashev) aka, <<Ba’al-Machshoves.>> pp. 488. Browned. Later boards, gutter split. 8vo.

Warsaw: HaTzefirah 1902

Est: $400 - $600

Alt-NeuLand is Herzl’s Utopian novel in which he envisioned the social and cultural climate of a brand new Hebrew Nation. The motto of the book, noted on its title-page, became the watchword of the entire Zionist Movement: “If you will it, it is no dream.” Herzl personally invited the popular Yiddish literary critic Ba’al-Machshoves to undertake the translation of the work.