Lot 2
Theodor Herzl – "The Jewish State" – Yiddish Edition – New York
Der idenshtat [the Jewish State], by Theodor Herzl. New York: M. Yankevich, no note of printing date.
Yiddish translation of the book "The Jewish State", the revolutionary book by Herzl, in which he draws his Zionist vision for a productive Jewish state in Palestine, and expresses his views about the future state.
Herzl's portrait is printed on the front cover, within a square frame, flanked by the flag of Israel, the flag of the United States and two Stars of David.
94 pp, 19.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Slight defects. Hard cover, with original wrappers, tears and damage to binding. Last leaf and back cover are partly detached. Binding and front cover are slightly loose.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Israel Mehlman.
