Theodor Herzl – "Altneuland" – First Edition – Leipzig, 1902

Theodor Herzl – "Altneuland" – First Edition – Leipzig, 1902
Altneuland, Roman, von Theodor Herzl. Leipzig: Hermann Seemann Nachfolger, [1902]. German. First edition.
Utopian novel, through which Herzl describes his vision of a future Jewish state in Palestine. The book was published several years after Herzl's book "The Jewish State", and after his visit to Palestine. Herzl composed the novel between 1899 and 1902 under the working title "New Zion". Later, inspired by the Altneuschul, the famous Prague synagogue, Herzl changed the title to "Altneuland". The book was published in Yiddish and Hebrew in the same year (the Hebrew title, "Tel-Aviv", was conceived by translator Nahum Sokolow. This name was later adopted as the name of the first Hebrew city) and within less than one year was translated into six languages. The famous motto "Wenn Ihr wollt, ist es kein Märchen" – "If you will it, it is no dream" is printed on the title page.
[2] leaves, 343, [1] pp, 18 cm. Missing binding. Overall good condition. Some stains. Minor blemishes to margins of several leaves. Minor tear to title page. Loose gatherings.