ORIGINAL 1938 PRIVATE BINDING 3.5 MILLION JUBILEE EDITION “MEIN KAMPF”

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UNIQUE ORIGINAL 1938 PRIVATE BINDING 3.5 MILLION JUBILEE EDITION

ADOLF HITLERS “MEIN KAMPF”

Adolf Hitler’s autobiography and political manifest. Hitler dictated this book to his secretary, Rudolf Hess while imprisoned in Landsberg after the failed 1923 revolution. The first editions, published in 1925 (Band I or Volume One) and 1926 (Band II or Volume Two) were published in separate volumes. Offered for sale is a nice private or library binding with leather spine. With only a few exceptions (special editions) all 1930 to 1944 Third Reich editions contained both volumes combined in one book. Very few copies of the first editions have survived. When his book first came out it was not a success, few people cared about the book in 1925 which would almost have had a much longer title. The original title Hitler chose was “Viereinhalb Jahre [des Kampfes] gegen Lüge, Dummheit und Feigheit” (Four and a Half Years [of Struggle] against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice). His Nazi publisher, Max Amann, decided this title was too complicated and had it shortened to Mein Kampf (simply “My Struggle”). Before Hitler became Reichs Chancellor of Germany in 1933, Mein Kampf sold very slowly; but in 1933 alone 1.5 million copies were sold.

This copy was published in 1938, 3.5 million Jubilee edition, ornate brown leather spine, unique private binding.

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