Altneuland, Roman, von Theodor Herzl. Leipzig: Hermann Seemann Nachfolger, [1902]. German. First edition.
Utopian novel. Herzl describes through the plot his vision of a future Jewish state in Eretz Israel. The book was published several years after Herzl's book "The Jewish State" was published, and after his visit to Eretz Israel. Herzl composed the novel during the years 1899-1902 and titled the manuscript "New Zion". Later, inspired by "Altneuschul" – name of the Prague synagogue – Herzl changed the title to "Altneuland". The book was published in Yiddish and Hebrew in the same year (in Hebrew titled "Tel-aviv", according to the translator Nahum Sokolow's decision.
This name was adopted as the name of the first Jewish city) and within less than one year it was translated into six languages. Printed on the title page is the famous Moto "Wenn Ihr wollt, Ist e skein Märchen" – "If you will – it is no dream". [3],343, [1] pp, 18 cm. Overall good condition. Minor stains. Ownership inscription and an Ex-Libris label. Old cloth and cardboard binding, on its front a segment of the original binding is pasted with author's name and book title.
From the collection of Arnie Druck.