Book details: THEODOR HERZL'S ZIONISTISCHE SCHRIFTEN. COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME.
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(Jt) Herzl, Theodor. Leon Kellner, Ed.
THEODOR HERZL'S ZIONISTISCHE SCHRIFTEN. COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME.
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Berlin-Charlottenburg: Jüdischer Verlag, 1905. Cloth; 8vo. 312, 312 pages. Marbled boards; decorative endpapers. Beautifully typeset, with ornate borders on chapter headings. First edition. In German. Two volumes in one. Not the more common 1920 edition. Herzl is the "father of political Zionism and founder of the World Zionist Organization. [He] transformed Zionism from a weak and insignificant movement into a world organization and a political entity that Great Britain was prepared to accept as the authorized representative of the Jewish people. This in turn led to the Balfour Declaration and eventually to the founding of the State of Israel. " (Alex Bein, EJ) SUBJECT(S) : Jewish question. Jews -- Restoration. Boards very scuffed and edgeworn; backstrip not present. Front hinge weak. Contemporary inscription on title page. Interior in very good condition. (GER-8-10)
Stock number:16814.