CHESTERTON, G.K. — The New Jerusalem

London: Thomas Nelson And Sons, Ltd, 1924. Reprint. Hardcover. "No pilgrim to the East ever carried with him a richer baggage of Western tradition, or viewed Jerusalem with a more understanding eye." - dust jacket. "There is an attitude for which my friends and I were for a long period rebuked and even reviled; and of which at the present period we are less likely than ever to repent. It was always called Anti-Semitism; but it was always much more true to call it Zionism." - p. 221. "Widely considered to contain antisemitic statements and ideas, a view held by many critics, historians, and Jewish leaders both then and today. The book's supporters, however, argue that Chesterton's comments are often taken out of context and stem from a desire to solve the 'Jewish Problem' by advocating for Zionism and a separate Jewish nation." - Google AI. [iv]-vii, [1], 9-253 p. Appears to be an undated 1924 reprint of the 1920 first edition. On pages 5-6 of his 1920 book "Jew-Baiting", Horace Bridges specifically refers to this book as an example of why he counselled Jews against the Zionist project of erecting in Palestine a distinctively Jewish Nation-State. Tight and unmarked with moderate wear to original red cloth. Moderate warp to boards. Above-average wear to dust jacket now in archival-grade protection. A worthy early vintage example in the rare dust jacket. Singerman 102. ; 12mo. Good in Fair dust jacket .