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MEIN KAMPF "GAULEITER" EDITION, PRESENTED TO ALFRED ROSENBERG
An exceptionally rare edition of Adolf Hitler's political manifesto "Mein Kampf", presented to Nazi ideologue and Reichsminister Alfred Rosenberg. This edition of Hitler's work, commonly called the "Gauleiter" edition, was limited to perhaps fifty copies, all of which were intended as gifts to be presented to Gauleiters and Reichsleiters, the two top governmental administrative positions. This massive book, published by the NSDAP through their publishing house Franz Eher Nachfolger in Munich, bears only the original copyright dates of 1925 and 1927. The covers are of fine white woven cloth on wood boards, the front cover bearing the title "Mein Kampf" and the NSDAP eagle and swastika device, both gilt-decorated. All 354 pages are gilt-edged, and the text, and exact copy textually of the original first edition, is quite large (width 15 1/2 " x 20 3/4" height and 3" thick. The book is secured by two metal hasps secured by pins attached to the front cover. The half title page bears a gilt inscription in large lettering, printed on exactly the same stock as the balance of the book and also gilt-edged: "To my faithful collaborator Alfred Rosenberg in recognition of his special services to Germany's cultural renewal, I dedicate this. The Author". Corners slightly bumped and spine ends bear a bit of wear, yet much better that normally seen with almost all gilding absolutely intact and contents very fine. Verso of inscribed page has a very thin strip of reinforcing paper at the edge of the binding but the page has never been detached from the book. As a Reichsleiter and later Reich Minister for the Occupied Eastern Territories, in addition to being one of Hitler's closest advisors, Rosenberg certainly qualified as a recipient of this important gift.

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