Copy of mein kampf personally owned by adolf hitler, c. The first, the volksausgabe or peoples edition, featured the original cover on the dust jacket and was navy blue underneath with a gold swastika eagle embossed on the cover. Mein kampf my struggle is a book by adolf hitler, combining elements of. Hitler library mein kampf and other books by hitler for. The original version he wrote is now available as the mein kampf the official nazi edition and you can compare it to the british edition.
Ironically, and frighteningly, by the time hitler came to power on january 30, 1933, what has been considered by many to be the most satanic book ever written was running neck and neck with the. The books publishers say 85,000 copies were sold in just twelve. Mein kampf my struggle by adolf hitler, paperback barnes. The book is considered historically important for various reasons. Hitlers mein kampf makes a comeback as a bestseller. He was released in december 1924 because he was considered relatively harmless. The book contains the seeds of the nazi vision for the mass extermination of the jewish people.
This exceptionally scarce 1st edition 1933 mein kampf in german with hardcover and fly leaf print image on the front this book is in excellent condition considering its age. Mein kampf is easily the highest quality edition of the book that was published for sale to the general public. Hallo, i have a mein kampf book by adolf hitler which was given to. My father has a 1938 copy of mein kampf by adolf hitler.
Mein kampf was a bestseller in the 1930s, with more than 12m copies sold a sign, if anything, of the power of. Apr 18, 2011 i have a copy of mein kampf by adolf hitler. Jan 12, 2016 the question of what to do with mein kampf is, in some sense, independent of the books contentsbuying it is a symbolic act before its any kind of intellectual one, and you can argue. A special wedding edition was published in 1936, and it was common for newly married couples to be gifted with the wedding edition of mein kampf, or hochzeitsausgabe. While hitler was in power wert mein kampf book original 1933 1945, mein kampf came to be available in three common editions. The question of what to do with mein kampf is, in some sense, independent of the books contentsbuying it is a symbolic act before its any kind of intellectual one, and you can argue. In germany, a new edition of adolf hitlers mein kampf has become a bestseller. Mein kampf, the autobiography of adolf hitler, provides a peek into the mind of a man who literally single handedly managed to change the course of history, wounding the psyche of a people for generations to come and marring the memories of a race for all of time. Hitler dictated this book to his secretary, rudolf hess while imprisoned in landsberg after the failed 1923 revolution. On april 1, 1924, he was sentenced to five years in landsberg prison for the crime of conspiracy to commit treason. His nazi publisher, max amann, decided this title was too complicated and had it shortened to mein kampf simply my struggle. To my darling wife and comrade for the past 3 years, august bauer, christmas 1933.
I have a 1933 edition of mein kampf that i was part of an inheritance. This book has been reproduced based on an original 1943 edition printed by the nazi printing office, eher verlag. Before hitler became reich chancellor of germany in 1933, mein kampf sold very slowly. What we have to fight for is the necessary security for the existence and increase of our race and people, the subsistence of its children and the maintenance of our racial stock unmixed, the freedom and independence of the fatherland. This offer is for historic interested people only, its not to promote nationalsocialistic thoughts. Jan 06, 2017 in germany, a new edition of adolf hitlers mein kampf has become a bestseller. Ironically, and frighteningly, by the time hitler came to power on january 30, 1933, what has been considered by many to be the most satanic book ever written was running neck and neck with the bible at the top of the german bestseller lists.
Hitlers mein kampf makes a comeback as a bestseller youtube. Schon bis zum jahre 1933 wurde mein kampf in verschiedenen ausgaben etwa. The book s publishers say 85,000 copies were sold in just twelve months. Unabridged edition of hitlers original book four and a half years of struggle against lies, stupidity, and cowardice. We were racialists, admiring nazism, reading its books and the source of its thought, particularly. I was told that book which we can see today is not original, its edited to filled with hate, to make people think that hitler was really evil. Mein kampf war anfangs auch in volkischen kreisen umstritten. This is the original german language version of mein kampf. Kampf which served as original by antijudaism and antijudaic. It was not until 1933, the first year of hitlers tenure as chancellor of germany, that sales soared to over 1.
Home antiquarian books mein kampf original ausgaben. Collecting mein kampf by hitler, adolf first edition. The angry ranting of an obscure, smallparty politician, the first volume of mein kampf was virtually ignored when it was originally published in 1925. Gottleibs original prediction led to speculation that the book might do quite a bit better in. Unabridged edition of hitlers original book four and a half years of struggle against lies, stupidity, and cowardice kindle edition. Mein kampf paperback book by adolf hitler best price. Mein kampf, kleinanzeigen jetzt finden oder inserieren. Nazi leader adolf hitler 1889 1945 makes his first radio. In early 1933, at the time of the nazi seizure of power in germany, dugdale. The original verdict was unfavorable from the nazi viewpoint in short.
Wo kann man zur zeit legal ein original mein kampf verkaufen. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this month. In the first, autobiographical, portion of mein kampf, however, he twisted the truth in at least three matters. New version of adolf hitlers book mein kampf is a bestseller in germany as sales near 100,000. Volume 1 of mein kampf was published in 1925 and volume 2 in 1926. Hitler adolf mein kampf, seltene fruhe orginalausgabe in 2 buchern, band 1 mit schutzumschlag, preis je buch. I read it in the first english translation, from 1933, with the german. The book had relatively mediocre success until 1933 when hitler became. If you doubt anything i have said, download the book mein kampf. When hitler first started dictating the book to his deputy rudolf hess, he was imprisoned for what he termed as remorse for his political crimes. Mein kampf is the story of his life and a political manifesto that contains the beginnings of the ideas that resulted in all the atrocities committed by the nazi party.
Sales of mein kampf rose dramatically after 1933, and its publication was pervasive in german culture. National socialism in the arab near east between 1933 and. Mein kampf was a bestseller in the 1930s, with more than 12m. It is presented here for those who wish to compare the original text to the english translations and for study of the original work itself. Also, tucked in was a single, small, square leaf from a mein kampf calendar with date on one side and quote from book on reverse. The condition is fine, with some minor signs of age and use. Wissenschaftliche schuldbildung im volkischen staat 464. Snyder reads hitler in a somewhat original and provocative way, derived. Gottleibs original prediction led to speculation that the book might do quite a bit better in different markets, but on march 18, 2016, two years after gottleibs first sale and despite interest from 10 bidders, the book had. Has the mein kampf been corrupted, edited, and translated by. The book sold a total of 9,473 copies in its first year. The work describes the process by which hitler became antisemitic and outlines his political ideology and future plans for germany.
Titled my struggle the book was published as the second number in the. This original copy of mein kampf my struggle in german language, by adolf hitler, is printed in 1933. Mein kampf original book 1933 only for collectors of. Adolf hitler was a very smart man an he saw that germany in his time needed a good leader an he did lot of good an bad but he was a great writer an very good speaker as you see in his public speechs. In the original german language with both volumes in one edition. Johannes philipp palm was a book dealer in nuremberg and in 1806. I was told that book which we can see today is not original, its edited to filled. Mein kampf by adolf hitler hardcover adolf hitler on. Johannes philipp palm was a book dealer in nuremberg and in 1806 sold a pamphlet denouncing france titled germanys deepest humiliation, but france. After slow initial sales, the book became a bestseller in germany following hitlers rise to power in 1933. While there, he dictated his political book mein kampf my struggle to his deputy rudolf hess. The book is hitlers autobiographical work with emphasis on his philosophy regarding the state and politics. Mein kampf ist eine politischideologische programmschrift adolf hitlers.
Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Mein kampf my struggle, adolf hitler mein kampf my struggle is a 1925 autobiographical book by nazi party leader adolf hitler. Collecting mein kampf by hitler, adolf first edition identification. Authorship and other details were irrelevant, they averred, if the book expressed inner truth.
This is an outstanding example of the rare hitler birthday or 5,000,000 th copy edition of mein kampf as published by the central publishing house of the nazi party franz eher successors of munchen munich, germany in 1939. Interesting inscription in german on ffep which translates as. While hitler was in power 19331945, mein kampf came to be available in three common editions. It is known to everyone that hitler molded the way history books. About the book mein kampf, meaning my struggle, is one of the most controversial yet most intriguing book of all time. Information on buying and collecting mein kampf by hitler, adolf with a guide to first edition. The 1933 volksausgabe offered here is from the 24th edition and in very good. Hardback, thick octavo, just under 5 34 x 8 12 inches, gilt titling on original brick red cloth. New version of hitlers mein kampf is a bestseller in. Ever since the early 1930s, the history of adolf hitlers mein kampf in english has been. The book opens up how one of the most barbarian dictators in the history of mankind thought and justified his actions. Has the mein kampf been corrupted, edited, and translated.
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