Two booklets documenting the first Zionist Congresses. Vienna, 1897 and 1899. German.
1. Der Baseler Congress [The Basel Congress], by Theodor Herzl. Vienna: Welt, 1897.
Herzl’s account of the first Zionist Congress and the future of the Zionist Movement.
22 pp, 20.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Bound in a new cover; with part of the original front cover laid down (fold lines, stains, stamp and sticker to original front cover). The original back cover is missing. Fold lines and creases throughout the booklet. Stains. Blemishes and small tears. Tape for restoration on the margins of the leaves.
2. Reden gehalten auf dem III. Zionisten-Congresse zu Basel: Dr. Th. Herzl, Dr. Max Nordau [Speeches Delivered at the Third Zionist Congress in Basel: Dr. Theodor Herzl, Dr. Max Nordau]. Vienna: "Erez Israel", 1899.
Transcript of Herzl's and Nordau's speeches at the third Zionist Congress that took place in Basel in August 1899 (a printout from the stenographic protocols).
20 pp, 23.5 cm. Bound in a new cover. The original cover is missing. Good condition. Stains (mostly on the title page and last leaf). Several tears and open tears to edges. Tape for restoration on the margins of the leaves. Owner's stamp on the title page.

"Unpublished Letters of Herzl, introduced and translated by Israel Cohen", draft of the translation of twenty eight letters sent by Theodor Herzl to Joseph Cowen during the years 1900-1902. Prepared by the secretary of the World Zionist Organization Israel Cohen, presumably, towards first publication. [England?, ca. 1955]. English.
The draft (mimeographed typescript) contains an interesting documentation of the diplomatic, financial and journalistic activity Herzl participated in to promote his ambitious plan – obtaining a charter from the Turkish government enabling Jewish settlement in Palestine. The letters refer to Herzl's connections with Baron Rothschild, Zionist and anti-Zionist members of the British parliament, the efforts to meet with the Turkish Sultan, a letter announcing Herzl's historical meeting with the Sultan (this letter was sent before the meeting, with an accompanying instruction not to open it before receiving a telegraph notice), and more. In a short introduction by the translator of the letters, it is noted that Herzl did not make copies of the letters and except for a few references, did not mention or quote them in his diaries.
The recipient of the letters, Joseph Cowen (1868-1932), was one of the founders of the Zionist movement in England, a delegate to the First Zionist Congress and a member of the Zionist Commission to Palestine. In 1902, he accompanied Herzl on his journey to Constantinople; the translator, Israel Cohen (1879-1961), was an English Zionist leader, journalist and writer. In 1921 he was appointed secretary of the World Zionist Organization.
Presumably, this translation was never published.
21 pp (typewritten on separate leaves), 25.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, creases and small tears to margins. Long tears to two of the leaves. Several handwritten corrections.

Doktor Te'odor Hertsl [Doctor Theodor Herzl], by Yitzchak Shlomo Salzman. Odessa: Г.М. Левинсонъ (G.M. Levinson), 1904. Yiddish.
Memorial book from the year of Theodor Herzl's death, with pictures and illustrations. Contains a short biography, a detailed description of the last day of his life, a review of his influence and activity and eulogies that were printed in the Jewish press.
32 pp, approx. 22 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, creases and small tears to margins. A long tear to front cover and open tears to cover and first leaf (slightly affecting the text). The back cover is missing and replaced with thick paper, stapled to the spine.