"Altneuland" - Leipzig, 1902 - Dedication in the Hand of Theodor Herzl

Altneuland, Roman von Theodor Herzl. Leipzig: Hermann Seemann Nachfolger [1902]. German. Fourth edition.
Utopian novel. Herzl employs the plot to describe his vision regarding the Jewish state to be founded in Palestine.
On the front endpaper is a dedication in the hand of Theodor Herzl: "Der lieben Ella / der liebe Theodor / 6 XI 1902" [To Beloved Ella, from Loving Theodor, 6 November 1902].
Herzl's wife's sister Julia (Julie), née Naschauer, was nicknamed Ella (1875-1940).
The novel "Altneuland" was published a few years after the publication of Herzl's "The Jewish State" and after his visit to Palestine. Herzl wrote the novel in the years 1899-1902, giving the manuscript the title "New Zion". Later, he changed the manuscript's title to "Altneuland", after the name of the Prague synagogue, "Altneuschul". In the same year it was published, the book was translated to Yiddish and Hebrew (in Hebrew it was titled "Tel-Aviv" [literally 'mound of spring'], the title chosen by the translator, Nahum Sokolow. This name was later adopted as the name of the first Hebrew city). Within less than a year "Altneuland" was translated to six more languages. Printed on the title page is the famous motto, "Wenn Ihr wollt, Ist es kein Märchen" - "If You Will It, It Is No Dream".
[3], 343, [5] pp, 18 cm. Fair condition. Endpapers and first and last leaves attached with acidic adhesive tape. Several detached leaves. Stains. Tears to margins of several leaves. Original binding, worn, with tears to spine (reinforced with acidic adhesive tape).