Auction 63 - Rare and Important Items

Theodor Herzl – "The Jewish State" – First Hebrew Edition – Warsaw, 1896

Opening: $2,000
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
Sold for: $2,500
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"The Jewish State [Der Judenstaat], a new solution to the Jewish question, translated with special permission of the author by Michael Berkowitz". Warsaw: Tushia, 1896.
First Hebrew edition of the renowned book by Theodor Herzl, discussing the Jewish problem and the need for a national-political solution. This edition was published in the same year as the German edition.
[2], IV, 82, IV, [1] pp. (on the last pages appear advertisements for books published by Tushia), 17.5 cm. Fair condition. No wrappers. Stains. Tears at margins of leaves, professionally repaired. Ink-stamps and inscriptions in pen and pencil. Restored cardboard cover, with new spine. Housed in a cloth-covered cardboard case.
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