Auction 60 · Lot 282
Theodor Herzl. A Jewish State.
- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(ZIONISM).
printer
The Maccabaean Publishing Co.
Place
New York
Publication
1904
Description
FIRST english language AMERICAN EDITION. Preface and notes by Jacob de Haas. With celebrated photographic portrait by E.M. Lilien of Herzl leaning over the balcony-rail of the Hotel Les Trois Rois, Basel.
summary
FIRST ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDITION OF “DER JUDENSTAAT” PRINTED IN AMERICA. A COMPLETE COPY BOUND IN ORIGINAL PRINTED WRAPPERS.
“Herzl’s Der Judenstaat has remained the single most important manifesto of modern Zionism and is one of the most important books in the history of the Jewish People.” See Michael Heymann, Bibliotheca Rosenthaliana-Treasures of Jewish Booklore (1994) no. 46, pp. 102-3.
pp. xxii, pl., 102. Ex-library. Original printed wrappers, light wear, upper cover loose with edges frayed. Tall 8vo.
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