Theodor Herzl – "A Jewish State" – New York, 1904 – First American Edition

Theodor Herzl – "A Jewish State" – New York, 1904 – First American Edition
A Jewish State, an Attempt at a Modern Solution of the Jewish Question, by Theodor (Binyamin Ze'ev) Herzl, preface and notes by Jacob De Haas. New York: The Maccabaean Publishing Co., 1904. First American edition.
The first American edition of "A Jewish State", Herzl's revolutionary book, in which he portrays his Zionist vision for a productive Jewish state in Palestine and describes the future state as he envisions it.
With the well-known photograph of Herzl taken by E.M. Lilien, depicting Herzl leaning on the railing of the balcony of the Three Kings Hotel in Basel during the fifth Zionist Congress, held in December 1901, following the title page.
XXII, 102 pp + [1] plate (reproduction of the photograph), 23 cm. Gilt edges. Good condition. Front flyleaf detached. Slightly loose gatherings. Stains and minor blemishes to binding. Owners' signature to both front pastedown and flyleaf, once dated 2/28/18.