Description
Salesman’s Sample of the People’s Edition of Mein Kampf, printed in 1934.
Octavo, xxvi, [4], [671]-704, 769-781pp, [1], [10pp advertisements]. Blue cloth, title in gilt on spine, swastika on front cover. Text in German. Faint foxing to top quarter of blue cloth, otherwise fine. Text is clean and solid. (Pastore 065) Frontispiece portrait with tissue cover. This salesman sample contains a mockup of the dust jacket, affixed to the front pastedown endpaper, a fine example of the fourth state Volksausgabe dust jacket, in use from 1933-1945. (Pastore 016)
An exceptionally rare piece, one of three known examples to appear on the public market.
This salesman’s sample book was distributed to booksellers throughout Germany, to showcase the book for potential buyers.
