Altneuland, Roman von Theodor Herzl. Leipzig: Hermann Seemann Nachfolger, 1902. German. First edition.
Utopian novel. A narrative expressing Theodor Herzl’s vision of the Jewish State that would be established in the Land of Israel. Theodor Herzl authored his novel Altneuland ("The Old New Land") in the years 1899-1902 and originally titled it New Zion. He later renamed it Altneuland, inspired by the name of Prague’s great Old-New Synagogue, the Altneuschul. The book was translated into both Yiddish and Hebrew in 1902, the same year it was published in German (the translator Nachum Sokolow decided to title the Hebrew edition of the book "Tel Aviv", a name famously adopted for the newly founded "first Hebrew city"). Within a year, Herzl’s novel was translated into six languages. The title page bears Herzl’s motto: "Wenn ihr wollt, ist es kein Märchen" [If you will it, it is no dream].
Copy in original binding, colorful and illustrated.
[3], 343, [5] pages, 19 cm. Good-fair condition. Some stains. Minor marginal tears (several long or open tears, no damage to print). Several leaves loose. Minor wear and stains to binding, with minor tears to edges and tears to spine.
