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Theodor Herzl. A Jewish State. An Attempt at a Modern Solution of the Jewish Question.

Auction 68 · Lot 321

Theodor Herzl. A Jewish State. An Attempt at a Modern Solution of the Jewish Question.

Estimate
$5,000–$7,000
Hammer price
$5,000

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(ZIONISM).

printer

David Nutt

Place

London

Publication

1896

Description

FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH . Translated from the German by Sylvie D’Avigdor.

summary

FIRST ENGLISH EDITION OF HERZL’S HERALD OF MODERN ZIONISM. Printed in the same year as the German original and far more scarce to appear at auction than its German counterpart. “Herzl’s Jewish State 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 M. Heymann, Bibliotheca Rosenthaliana-Treasures of Jewish Booklore (1994) pp. 102-3. See also Printing and the Mind of Man, no. 381.
pp. xii, 102, + one page ad. Ex-library, remnants of label on half-title, stamp on title-page. Recent boards. 8vo.
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