WW2 German NSDAP – ” MEIN KAMPF ” – ADOLF HITLER – 50th BIRTHDAY EDITION w/ RARE DUST COVER – 1939 – VERY RARE!

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You are bidding on a FANTASTIC and VERY RARE WW2 German NSDAP 50th Birthday Edition of Adolf Hitler’s, “Mein Kampf” (My Struggle), published in 1939.

Mein Kampf (‘My Struggle’) is a 1925 autobiographical manifesto by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler. The work describes the process by which Hitler became antisemitic and outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany. Volume 1 of Mein Kampf was published in 1925 and Volume 2 in 1926. The book was edited first by Emil Maurice, then by Hitler’s deputy Rudolf Hess.

Hitler began Mein Kampf while imprisoned following his failed coup in Munich in November 1923 and a trial in February 1924 for high treason, in which he received a sentence of five years. Although he received many visitors initially, he soon devoted himself entirely to the book. As he continued, he realized that it would have to be a two-volume work, with the first volume scheduled for release in early 1925. The governor of Landsberg noted at the time that “he [Hitler] hopes the book will run into many editions, thus enabling him to fulfill his financial obligations and to defray the expenses incurred at the time of his trial.”

After slow initial sales, the book became a bestseller in Germany following Hitler’s rise to power in 1933. After Hitler’s death, copyright of Mein Kampf passed to the state government of Bavaria, which refused to allow any copying or printing of the book in Germany. In 2016, following the expiration of the copyright held by the Bavarian state government, Mein Kampf was republished in Germany for the first time since 1945, which prompted public debate and divided reactions from Jewish groups. A team of scholars from the Institute of Contemporary History in Munich published a German language two-volume almost 2,000-page edition annotated with about 3,500 notes. This was followed in 2021 by a 1,000-page French edition based on the German annotated version, with about twice as much commentary as text.

This is a VERY RARE 1939 50th Birthday Red Jubilee Commemorative Edition (also referred to as the Beamtenausgabe). It is the extremely rare 434-443rd official edition, that contains two volumes in one volume. Volume I: Reckoning. Volume II: National Socialist Revolution. It was published commemorating the 50th birthday of Adolf Hitler, and was awarded to government officials in recognition of outstanding service to the Party. Containing 781 pages, the red linen hard cover features a sword embossed in gold with the inscription “Mein Kampf”. The cover was designed by Arthur Bemeleit from Berlin. Published by the Central Publishing House of the NSDAP, Franz Eher Nachf., Munich 1939.  There is also an inscription/dedication on the first page. Though the paper has yellowed due to the age, there are NO missing pages, and the binding in intact! A VERY nice and original item for any collection, or display!