Auction 63 - Rare and Important Items

Theodor Herzl – "The Jewish State" – First Edition, with Original Wrappers – Vienna-Leipzig, 1896

Opening: $5,000
Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000
Sold for: $10,625
Including buyer's premium
Der Judenstaat, Versuch Einer Modernen Lösung Der Judenfrage [The Jewish State, an Attempt at a Modern Solution of the Jewish Question] by Theodor Herzl. Vienna-Leipzig: M. Breitenstein, 1896. German. First edition. Printed in 300 copies.
Herzl's renowned book, "The Jewish State, an attempt at a Modern Solution", in which he presents the Jewish question and the need to find a political-national solution. This copy includes the original paper wrappers.
86 pp, 24 cm. Good condition. Unopened sheets. Some tears and creases at margins of leaves. Some stains (most of the stains are on the wrappers and title page). Margins of title page and a number of other leaves are slightly dark. Creases to wrappers. Front wrapper partly detached. Housed in a cloth-covered cardboard case.
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