German Period References and Books

This is a presentation grade issue of this book.

This is an extremely difficult reference book to find.

The condition is very good to near excellent throughout, with light signs of routine use. The cream color paper cover boards and gold-embossed cloth spine cover are in very good to near excellent The condition. There is some corner and edge wear from occasional reference. There is a May 22 1934 inventory stamp inside the back cover.

The table of contents is shown here. The publication data is shown here, including the Heinrich Hoffmann photo credits.

The book measures 10 by 9-3/4 inches. There are 279 hard milled glossy pages of content and dozens of black and white photographs and foldout supplements.

This is Volume I of the set, subsequent years were numbered up from this one.

This is an extremely difficult reference book to find.

The condition is near excellent throughout, with light signs of routine use. The cream color linen cover boards and gold-embossed leather spine are in very good to near excellent The condition. There is some corner and edge wear from frequent reference. There was a bookplate identical to the one shown in year 1934 below, but it was removed long ago. There is a handstamp of the NSDAP Gau Koln-Aachen on the title page, with a penciled annotation, as shown on the title page.

The book measure 7 by 9-3/4 inches. There are 456 pages of content and dozens of pages of glossy paper photographs and foldout supplements.

This is Volume II of the set.

This is an extremely difficult reference book to find.

The condition is near excellent throughout, with light signs of routine use. The cream color linen cover boards and gold-embossed leather spine are in very good to near excellent The condition. There is some corner and edge wear from frequent reference. There is a bookplate inside the front board identifying it as from the library of Josef Grohé.

The book measure 7 by 9-3/4 inches. There are 498 pages of content and dozens of pages of glossy paper photographs and foldout supplements.

This is Volume III of the set.

This is an extremely difficult reference book to find.

The condition is near excellent throughout, with light signs of routine use. The cream color linen cover boards and gold-embossed leather spine are in very good to near excellent The condition. There is some corner and edge wear from frequent reference. There are no specific identifying marks on this volume of the set.

The book measure 7 by 9-3/4 inches. There are 518 pages of content and dozens of pages of glossy paper photographs and foldout supplements.

This is cover of the 1925 volume of the set.

This is an extremely difficult reference book to find.

The condition is near excellent throughout, with moderate signs of routine use. The blue marble cover boards and unmarked leather spine are in very good The condition. There is some corner and edge wear from frequent reference. There are a number of signatures from the chief legislator in 1925 (prior to Grohe) on most of the sections of the laws, indicating he'd read them.

There are no signs of Nazi influence in this year, with plain unmarked end papers and no cover markings. This is the title page.

The book measure 8-1/2 by 11 inches. There are 178 pages of content.

This is cover of the 1927 to 1932 years of these volumes of the set.

The condition is near excellent throughout, with moderate signs of routine use. The paper covered cover boards have Sütterlin script marked cloth spine covers in generally good The condition. There is some corner and edge wear from frequent reference. There are a number of initialed pages from Grohe on most of the sections of the laws, indicating he'd read them.

Years available are:

1927: 296 pages. Plain end papers.

1928: 248 pages.Gold Prussia Eagle papers.

1929: 200 pages. Plain end papers.

1931: 342 pages.Gold Prussia Eagle papers.

1932: 462 pages. Plain end papers.

There are no signs of Nazi influence in this year, with plain unmarked end papers and no cover markings. This is the title page.

The book measure 8-1/2 by 11 inches.

This is cover of the 1933 to 1935 years of these volumes of the set.

These are difficult reference books to find.

The condition is near excellent throughout, with moderate signs of routine use. The paper covered cover boards have Sütterlin script marked cloth spine covers in generally good The condition. There is some corner and edge wear from frequent reference. There are a number of initialed pages from Grohe on most of the sections of the laws, indicating he'd read them.

Years available are:

1933: 503 pages.Gold Prussia Eagle papers.

1934: 508 pages. Plain end papers.

There are beginning signs of Nazi influence in this year, with the old style end papers and Gott Mit Uns eagle with swastika cover markings. This is the title page.

The book measure 8-1/2 by 11 inches.

This is cover of the 1936 to 1940 years of these volumes of the set.

These are difficult reference books to find.

The condition is near excellent throughout, with moderate signs of routine use. The paper covered cover boards have Sütterlin script marked cloth spine covers in generally good The condition. There is some corner and edge wear from frequent reference. There are a number of initialed pages from Grohe on most of the sections of the laws, indicating he'd read them.

Years available are:

1936: 172 pages. Plain end papers.

1937: 178 pages.Silver swastika end papers.

1940: 65 pages. Red end papers.

There are continued increase of Nazi influence in these years, with the NSDAP eagle with swastika cover markings and end papers. 1940 appears to be the final year, Prussia now fully absorbed by the Third Reich and under their law.

The book measure 8-1/2 by 11 inches.

This is cover of the 1934 Volume 1 and Volume 2 of the set.

These are extremely difficult reference books to find.

The condition is near excellent throughout, with moderate signs of routine use. The paper covered cover boards have Fraktur marked cloth spine covers in generally good The condition. Note the gold embossed eagle, the last vestige of the Weimar era. There is some corner and edge wear from frequent reference. There are some marked, signed or initialed pages from Grohe on some sections of the laws, indicating he'd read them.

This transitional year has very interesting end papers, alternating the Weimar eagle and swastika.

Note these books are HUGE, with many laws being enacted.

Years available are:

1934 Vol I: 1378 pages. Silver Eagle and Swastika end papers.

1934 Vol II: 1406 pages.

The beginnings of Nazi influence show in this years, with the Weimar eagle cover markings and combined eagle and swastika end papers.

The book measure 8-1/2 by 11 inches.

This is cover of the 1935 Volume 1 and Volume 2 of the set.

These are extremely difficult reference books to find.

The condition is near excellent throughout, with moderate signs of routine use. The paper covered cover boards have Fraktur marked cloth spine covers in generally good The condition. Note the gold embossed eagle, the last vestige of the Weimar era is gone. The covers are plain. There is some corner and edge wear from frequent reference. There are some marked, signed or initialed pages from Grohe on some sections of the laws, indicating he'd read them.

This year starts the swastika end papers.

Note these books are HUGE, with many laws being enacted.

Years available are:

1935 Vol I: 1706 pages.Silver Swastika end papers.

1935 Vol II: 912 pages.Silver Swastika end papers.

There are continued increase of Nazi influence in these years, with the Weimar eagle cover marking gone and swastika end papers. This is the last year of the brown covers.

The book measure 8-1/2 by 11 inches.

This is cover of the 1936 through 1940 Volumes of these books. Most of these years have multiple volumes.

These are extremely difficult reference books to find.

The condition is near excellent throughout, with moderate signs of routine use. The paper covered cover boards have Fraktur marked cloth spine covers in generally good The condition. Note the gold embossed NSDAP eagle on the cover. There is some corner and edge wear from frequent reference. There are some marked, signed or initialed pages from Grohe on some sections of the laws, indicating he'd read them.

Some years have the swastika end papers.

Note these books are HUGE, with many laws being enacted.

Years available are:

1936 Vol I: 1243 pages.

1936 Vol II: 400 pages.

1937 Vol I: 1507 pages.

1938 Vol I, 1st Half Year: 710 pages.

1938 Vol I, 1st Half Year: 710 pages. ($249.99 Fair The condition. Loose covers, repairs. Contents intact.)

1938 Vol I, 2nd Half Year: 2157 pages.

1938 Vol II: 958 pages.

1939 Vol I, 1st Half Year: 1072 pages.

1939 Vol I, 2nd Half Year: 2674 pages.

1939 Vol II: 1068 pages.

1940 Vol I, 2nd Half Year: 1742 pages.

1941 Vol I: 889 pages.

1941 Vol II: 474 pages.

There are completion of Nazi influence in these years. The covers are red. The condition is very good to near excellent, unless otherwise noted.

The book measure 8-1/2 by 11 inches.

This is a difficult series of reference books to find. They were printed by US EUCOM in Europe.

This is a list of the volumes.  All are shown except Volume IX, which are maps.

All volumes are present.

•  Volume I Cover - Title Page (Polish Campaign, Part 1)

•  Volume II  Cover - Title Page (Polish Campaign, Part 2)

•  Volume III  Cover - Title Page (The First Winter)

•  Volume IV  Cover - Title Page (The French Campaign)

•  Volume V  Cover - Title Page (The Second Winter)

•  Volume VI Cover - Title Page (Russian and Balkan Campaign)

•  Volume VII  Cover - Title Page (Russian Campaign, Part 2)

•  Volume VIII  Cover - Title Page (Footnotes)

•  Volume IX  Cover - Title Page (Maps)

The condition is used, with pages a bit fragile from being printed on wartime paper.  They remain flexible and readable with gentle handling. All volumes present are in overall good to very good serviceable original The condition, excepting the binding covers, which may have minor stains, as shown.

The books measure 8 by 13 inches.  The total width is over 10 linear inches for the set.  There are thousands of pages of text and maps.

This is a difficult reference book to find.

The condition is very used, with signs of extensive everyday routine use. Both are in overall good to very good serviceable original The condition, excepting the binding covers, which are a bit tattered as shown.

Both books are shown at the left, the 7th Edition is noticeably thicker (596 pages), and it has an NSDAP stamp in the inside cover. The 2nd Edition has 556 pages. Both have a large number of color plates that were used as the basis and source reference for many books of German militaria, including the US Military Intelligence JAN-1. We occasionally have a JAN-1 available, at the same price as the NSDAP books.Email us for availability and current price.

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The books measure 6 by 8-1/2 inches.

These are difficult reference books to find.

The condition is used, with signs of routine everyday routine use. Both are in overall very good to near excellent serviceable original The condition, excepting some slight damage to the cloth of the binding covers, and some separation in the gutters, as shown.

Both books are shown at the left, the 2nd Edition on the bottom, and it has two NSDAP stamps, one on the inside cover, the other on the front page, along with a period notation from the person who captured it in 1946.

This 2nd Edition has 552 pages. Both have a large number of color plates that were used as the basis and source reference for many books of German militaria, including the US Military Intelligence JAN-1. We occasionally have a JAN-1 available, at the same price as the NSDAP books.Email us for availability and current price.

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The Party Statistics of the NSDAP is numbered 1044, and was produced in very limited numbers.It has 352 pages of content, including narrative, charts, tables, graphs, illustrations, and similar statistical data. Here is a view of the title page.

The books measure 6 by 8-1/2 inches.

This is a difficult reference book to find. This book was compiled by Weller, Berlin and has a facsimile printing of the handwritten foreword by Julius Streicher.

The condition is well used, with most wear apparent to the covers and spine area. It is in overall very good to near excellent serviceable original The condition inside, as shown. The gutters and binding are tight and intact.

This volume has 261 high-quality glossy pages of information of narrative text (Fraktur typeface) and a large number of razor sharp photographs of the event.

Here is a view of the title page. This is the table of contents 1 -- 2.

The book measures 9 by 11-1/2 inches.

This is a difficult reference book to find. This book was compiled by Müller & Sohn, München and has a daily calendar, history, important dates, and places for notations.  This is the title page showing the owner's name in pencil.

This book belonged to an early SA troop, SA-Mann Alfried Haenchen.  He was probably the brother of the noted fashion photographer of the 1930s, Karl-Ludwig Haenchen.  There is a quill pen Karl-Ludwig Haenchen signed notation (it appears to be an IOU) to the owner of the book. It is shown here.

The condition is well used, with most wear apparent to the covers and spine area.  The spine cover is torn. It is in overall good The condition inside, as shown. The gutters and binding are a bit loose and the book requires some care in handling.  There are many pages of notations, and about 25% of the dates have notations in them, mostly in the early part of the year (Jan-Mar) and latter part of the year (Oct-Dec).

This volume has 352 pages of information of content.

The book measures 4-1/2 by 6-1/2 inches.

This is a fairly hard reference book to find in better than good The condition. This book was compiled by A. G. Ploess, Berlin and has a detailed day by day history of the important dates in the history of the NSDAP starting with Hitler's birth on April 20, 1889 through 10 September 1938, just prior to the publication of the book.  This is the table of contents 1 -- 2

The condition is near excellent, with the pages flexible and in very readable The condition.  The book has soft heavy paper covers.

This volume has 352 pages of information of content.

The book measures 4-7/8 by 7 inches.

This is a difficult pair of reference books to find. These books contain photographs of the four years of the war from 1914-1918. All branches of the service are represented.

The complete set is near excellent serviceable original The condition inside and out, as shown. The gutters and binding are clean and tight. The cover boards are hard cloth covered with gilded accents and type  The covers show only the most minor signs of wear.

There are 1 or 2 photos per page, each page separated from the facing page by tissue to prevent ink bleed or transfer. No page has more than two photographs. Each book has 350 pages with Fraktur typeface captions.  The photos are all from the German National Archives. Most are identified by location and content.

If you could have only one set of WWI photos, this would be the one to have.

Here are view of representative parts of each volume in the set:

• Volume 1 Cover

• Volume 1 Title Page

• Volume 1 Detail Pages -- 1 -- 2 -- 3

• Volume 2 Cover

• Volume 2 Title Page

• Volume 2 Detail Pages -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- 5

The book measures 7-1/4 by 10-1/4 inches and are 4-1/2 inches thick. There are no dust jackets.

This is a difficult reference book to find. This book was specially printed for the incoming Third Reich with a forward by Reichsminister Hermann Göring, also a WWI fighter ace.

The condition is used, with minor wear apparent to the covers and spine area. It is in overall very good to near excellent serviceable original The condition inside, as shown. There is some very light foxing. The gutters and binding are tight.

This volume has 262 pages of narrative text (Fraktur typeface) and a 22 razor sharp photographs relating to the content.

Here is a view of the title page. This is a shot of the publication page of the 1933 edition of the book.

The book measures 5 by 7-1/4 inches. There is no dust jacket.

This is a difficult reference book to find. This book was compiled by the cigarette photo card company Altona-Bahrenfeld to hold their cigarette photos.

The condition is well used, with most wear apparent to the covers and spine area. It is in overall very good to near excellent serviceable original The condition inside, as shown. The gutters and binding are a bit loose. There are about 3 or 4 missing photos. It was once a library book in Germany, and was purchased at a flea market in Bad GodeSoftboundurg in early 1979. There is a letter on the back cover detailing the find.

This volume has 161 pages of information of narrative text (Fraktur typeface) and a large number (about 150 or more) of razor sharp Hoffman photographs of the event.

Here is a view of the table of contents. This is a shot of the long foldout of the 1933 Nürnberg Rally at the end of the book.

The book measures 9-1/4 by 12-1/4 inches. There is no dust jacket.

We have others of this title in fair The condition, and others near excellent at varying prices. Email for price and availability.

This is a difficult reference book to find. This book was compiled by the cigarette photo card company Altona-Bahrenfeld to hold their cigarette photos.

The condition is well used, with most wear apparent to the covers and spine area. It is in overall very good to near excellent serviceable original The condition inside, as shown. The gutters and binding are a bit loose. The first photo (of the cigarette card set) is missing.

This volume has 133 pages of information of narrative text (Fraktur typeface) and a large number (about 150 or more) of razor sharp Hoffman photographs of Hitler's life, including some of Hitler's early Vienna paintings from Hoffmann's collection.

Here is a view of the table of contents.

The book measures 9-1/4 by 12-1/4 inches. There is no dust jacket.

We have others of this title in fair The condition, and others near excellent at varying prices. Email for price and availability.

This is a difficult reference book to find with all the photographs and the viewer complete and intact. This book was compiled to document the invasion of France.

The condition is well used, with most wear apparent to the covers and spine area. It is in overall very good serviceable original The condition inside, as shown. The gutters and binding are torn. All photos (numbered 1-100) are present.

This volume has 80 pages of information and narrative text (Latin typeface) and a number of razor sharp internal photographs (some in color) of the invasion.

Here is a view of the viewer and first 25 photos. This is the back cover with the remaining 75 photos.

The book measures 9-1/4 by 12-1/4 inches. There is no dust jacket.

We have others of this title in fair The condition, and others near excellent at varying prices. Email for price and availability.

This is the complete set of 252 color illustrations was compiled by the tobacco company Haus-Neuerburg and contained in a 11 by 13-1/4 inch 50 page book printed to hold their cigarette photos. There are 21 pages of narrative content and 21 (facing) pages of 12 cards each.

There are 21 series of illustrations, divided into three major sections, each with seven subsets of 12 each:

• First Time Period 1800-1810
• Second Time Period 1808-1842
• Third Time Period 1843-1863

The condition is complete and near very good, excepting some minor wear to the covers and spine, and some wear to the edges of the cards from age. There is also a lot of narrative detail, specifications, and identification information. One representative page showing cigarette card detailis shown here.

This is the complete set of 270 color illustrations was compiled by the tobacco company Cigaretten-Bilderdienst Dresden and contained in a 10-1/4 by 13-3/4 inch 72 page book printed to hold their cigarette photos. There are about 20 pages of narrative content and 52 pages of cards. The table of contents is shown here.

There are six series of illustrations, including:

• Series 1 1914
• Series 2 1915
• Series 3 1916
• Series 4 1917
• Series 5 1918
• Series 6 1914/18

The condition is complete and near very good, excepting some minor wear to the covers, and some soiling from routine handling and storage. There is also a lot of narrative detail, specifications, and identification information, including a number of detailed maps. One representative page showing cigarette card detail is shown here.

This is the complete set of 96 color illustrations was compiled by the tobacco company Waldorf-Astoria and contained in a 11 by 11-3/4 inch 20 page book printed to hold their cigarette photos. There are 12 pages of narrative content and 8 pages of cards.

There are several series of illustrations, including:

• Series 1 Naval officers and cadets
• Series 2 Naval engineers, medics, and technicians
• Series 3 Deck and junior officers
• Series 4 Enlisted men
• Series 5 Marine infantry
• Series 6 & 7 Colonial troops
• Series 8 Colonial troops and police

The condition is complete and near mint, excepting some minor wear to the covers. There is also a lot of narrative detail, specifications, and identification silhouettes of German warships and ships of the line. One representative page showing cigarette card detail is shown here.

This is the complete set of 280 color illustrations was compiled by the tobacco company Ziarettenfabrik Haus Neuerberg Köln and contained in a 12-1/4 by 12-1/4 inch 68 page book printed to hold their cigarette photos. There are 24 pages of narrative content and 40 pages of 7 cards each (a total of 280 color photos).

There are several series of illustrations, including:

• The military in general
• The Army
• The Navy
• The Air Force

The condition is complete and near very good throughout, excepting some minor wear to the covers. There is also a lot of narrative detail, specifications, and identification information. One representative page showing cigarette card detail is shown here.

This is the 1936 First Edition of the Die Deutsche Wehrmacht (The German Military) cigarette card reference book.

 This is the complete set of 27 color illustrations was compiled by the tobacco company Cigaretten Bilderdienst Dresden and contained in a 10-1/4 by 12-3/4 inch 66 page book printed to hold their cigarette photos.

There are 19 pages of narrative content, two pages of rank insignia identification and 45 pages of 6 cards each (a total of 270 color photos).

There are several series of illustrations, including:

• The  military in general
• Army
• The Navy
• The Air Force

There is also a lot of narrative detail, specifications, and identification information. One representative page showing cigarette card detail is shown here.

The condition is complete and near very good throughout, excepting some wear to the covers.

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This is the complete set of 27 color illustrations was compiled by the tobacco company Cigaretten Bilderdienst Dresden and contained in a 10-1/4 by 12-3/4 inch 66 page book printed to hold their cigarette photos. There are 19 pages of narrative content, two pages of rank insignia identification and 45 pages of 6 cards each (a total of 270 color photos).

The table of contents is shown here. There are several series of illustrations, including:

• The military in general
• The Army
• The Navy
• The Air Force

The condition is complete and near very good throughout, excepting some minor wear to the covers. There is also a lot of narrative detail, specifications, and identification information. One representative page showing cigarette card detail is shown here.

We also have this book in the unpopulated version, with the majority of the pages without photos for $49.99.

This is the complete set of 156 glossy photographs contained in a 10-1/2 by 13-3/4 inch 42 page book printed to hold the photos on one side of the page. There are 36 pages of 6 cards each (a total of 156 black & white photos).

The table of contents is shown here: page 1 page 2. There are several series of illustrations, including:

• The political and military High Command
• The military
• The major state events
• The major landmarks

  There is also a caption of narrative detail with each photo. One representative page showing cigarette card detail is shown here.

The condition is complete and near very good throughout, excepting some minor wear to the covers and spine.

This 32 page soft cover book has 251 (of 252) color printed illustrations from period photographs covering some of the more famous and outstanding examples of military and commercial ships of the early 20th Century. Photo number 98 (a commercial ship) is missing.

This is a very colorful book, covering ships of all nations, with some descriptive narrative content regarding the variety of naval vessels. An example is shown here.

Ships included are shown in the complete table of contents shown here: Page 1 Page 2.

The condition is good to near very good, with some cover wear, separation at the spine (dry glue), and some soiling.

The book measures 10 by 13 inches.

This is a book containing  a complete set of 287 glossy color illustrations compiled by the tobacco company Waldorf-Astoria and contained in a 11 by 13-3/4 inch 68 page book printed to hold the photos. It is in the original issue cardboard sleeve. There are pages of narrative content facing each page of cards.

There are several series of illustrations, including:

• Series 1 Historische Orden
• Series 2 Hof- und Haus-Orden
• Series 3 Verdienst-Orden
• Series 4 Militär-Orden
• Series 5 Zivil-Orden
• Series 6 Verdienstkreuze und Ehrenzeichen
• Series 7 Medaillen fur Tapferheit und Verdienst
• Series 8 Wohlfahrts- und Damenorden
• Series 9 Erinnerungszeichen
• Series 10 Weltkreigsstiftungen
• Series 11 Staatliche Auszeichnungen

The condition is complete with original sleeve and near mint, excepting some minor storage wear to the covers. There is also a lot of narrative detail, specifications, and identification information. One representative page showing cigarette card detail is shown at the right.

We also have one in very good The condition, but missing 3 cards (on the last page, relatively minor orders) for $249.99. The cover is shown here.

This photo group of 20 color photographs was compiled by the tobacco company Altona-Bahrenfeld for insertion in the book printed to hold their cigarette photos.

The condition is complete and near mint, excepting some tattering to the original sleeve. The back is shown here.

The packet measures 4-3/4 by 6-3/4 inches.

This photo group of 50 photographs was compiled by the tobacco company Altona-Bahrenfeld for insertion in the book printed to hold their cigarette photos. One is shown above.

The condition is complete and near mint, excepting some tattering to the original sleeve. The back is shown here.

The packet measures 3-1/4 by 5 inches.

We usually have others of this set in near similar The condition. Email for price and availability.

This 30 page softcover book is numbered 132I and the two 12 pages supplements are numbered 144.

This is the table of contents and the cover and back of the supplements.

The condition is complete and very good, excepting some minor wear to the covers. There is narrative detail, specifications, and instructions.

The booklets measure 8 by 6-1/4 inches.

This 100 page hardcover book covers the SDP from the early years through the then-present. There is a narrative forward (about 20 pages) and more than 100 photographs of Hitler and other high leaders in and around Sudentenland and Germany just prior to the war.

This is the title page and the Ex Libris Adolf Hitler bookplate.

The condition is complete and very good, excepting some minor wear to the covers. There is a slight ding in the glossy cover, as shown.

The book measures 7-1/2 by 10-1/2 inches.

This 95 page softcover book covers Hitler from the early years through the then-present. There are several narrative articles by his usual biographers, including Hoffmann (who contributed a number of the photographs in this book, and others including an article by Hermann Göring)

This is the table of contents and title page showing the scope of the narrative. There are hundreds of photos, many unique to this book.  Some detail is shown here and here.

The condition is complete and very good, excepting some minor wear to the covers. There is some of the spine cover missing as seen on the image at the left, as shown.

The book measures 11 by 14 inches.

This 127 page softcover book covers Hitler from the early years through the then-present. There are several narrative articles by his usual biographers, including Hoffmann (who contributed a number of the photographs in this book, and others including an article by Hermann Göring)

This is the table of contents and title page showing the scope of the narrative. There are hundreds of photos, many unique to this book.  Some detail is shown here.

The condition is complete and near excellent, excepting some minor wear to the covers, as shown.

The book measures 11 by 14 inches.

This is a 100 page dense woven textured lined covered book, forming a frame around the photograph of Benito Mussolini.  There is a green, white and red ribbon embellishment near the spine. This book was written, assembled, printed, and published in a period of eight days to be ready in time for special presentation to the foreign delegation and media representatives covering the event. It was printed in Italy in German (Latin font).

The contents include descriptions, maps, overlays, color plates, and large format black and white photographs of significant landmarks, industrial centers, artworks, and historical sites in Italy covered by the tour.

The provenance of this book is detailed in a 1972 letter by LTC Johnson, US Army (Retired) who acquired the book from Captain Witt in 1945, who received the book from Dr. Karl Weidenbach, a representative of the German periodical Stuttgart Neuen Tageblattes as a gift from the Italian government as a memento of his visit.  It is detailed in the letter as Item Number 1.

This is the title page, detailing the specific event of Hitler's visit. There are several dozen photos and plates, many unique to this book.

•  State Plan for the Roman Art Museum (Map and Overlay)

•  Triumph Arch at Balzano

•  Ship Puglia prow & figurehead (Now at Gardone Riviera)

•  Mussolini Birthplace at Predappio

•  The Leaning Tower and adjacent buildings at Pisa

•  Statue garden, Rome

•  Statue detail, Rome

•  Pompeii

The condition is complete and near excellent, excepting some very minor wear and slight soiling to the linen covers. The contents are near mint.

The book measures 12-1/2 by 16-1/2 inches.

There is combat art by Paul Roloff of a Waffen-SS mountain trooper and other oils, and a section of the sculpture of Josef Thorak, and a section on nudes and busts in sculpture.

This 45 page softcover book measuring 11-1/4 by 14 inches.

The condition is complete and generally good, excepting some wear and stains to the covers. There is some edge wear to the covers, and a crease from being folded in the middle, as shown in the detail images.

There is combat art by Paul Roloff of a Waffen-SS mountain trooper and other oils, and a section of the sculpture of Josef Thorak, and a section on nudes and busts in sculpture.

This is an oversized heavy pasteboard cover book measuring 16-1/2 by 20-1/2 inches containing a total of 18 prints comprising 16 oils by various artists and 4 photographs of statues by several sculptors.  A complete list is shown here, by title and artist.  All listed are present EXCEPT Numbers 9 and 15.  It is otherwise complete and intact, including the folio sleeve.  Each print is on a mat measuring 16 by 20 inches.

Some representative pieces are shown below

•  Title Page

•  Foreword

• Detail 1 (Adolf Hitler, print #1)

•  Detail 2 (Honor ceremony, print #2)

•  Detail 3 (Combat art, German patrol, print #3)

•  Detail 4 (U-Boat on patrol in the Atlantic, print #4)

•  Detail 5 (Nudes, print #16)

•  Detail 6 (Nude female statue, print #18)

•  Detail 7 (Nude Thorak statue, print #19)

The condition is generally very good, excepting some wear and stains to the covers. There is some edge wear to the covers.

This 40 page softcover book, printed on the occasion of the first tour of the drawings in 1967, contains very high quality plates printed on hard milled glossy stock on one side of the page, suitable for framing. There is a long narrative that describes each of the series of artworks.

This is one of the artworks, showing the colors and detail.

The condition is very good to near excellent, excepting some separation of the cover from contents at the spine, a result of glue separation. It could easily be restored. The contents are in excellent shape.

The book measures 8 by 12 inches.

This 66 page hard cover book with ribbon tie is an extensive portfolio of the working drawings, intermediate sketches and finished watercolors annotated in the artist's clear hand in most cases with the location, date, subject matter, and title. The book contains very high quality prints printed on hard milled heavy sketch paper stock on both sides of the page. Most are set up with working drawings on the left and finished works on the right, so they could be suitable for framing. There is a long narrative that describes the artworks at the beginning of the book, and a summary at the end by the publisher, Carl Werner Reichenbach.

This is a superlative late wartime book, printed apparently with a waiver for wartime materials, as the quality is outstanding throughout.

These are some of the artworks, showing the colors and detail. A panzer Tiger tank with victories scored on the barrel. The landing of the British at Dieppe. An intermediate sketch of an armed observation plane in flight and fight.

The condition is near excellent throughout

The book measures 8-1/4 by 12 inches.

This 20 page soft cover book has 16 color printed illustrations from period photographs covering some of the more famous and outstanding examples of German warships. This is the title page.

This is a nice book, written for young and old, with some descriptive narrative content regarding the variety of German naval vessels. The quality is outstanding throughout.

Ships include the submarine tender SAAR; the sailing shop HORST WESSEL; Ship of the Line SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN; Cruiser KAHLSRUHE; Destroyer PAUL JACOBI; Torpedo boat LUCHS; Hitler's yacht GRILLE; Cruiser NÜRNBERG; Battleship GRAF SPEE and others.

The condition is near excellent throughout

The book measures 7 by 10 inches.

This 118 page soft cloth cover book has over 100 period songs of the German empire. This is representative some of the contents.

This is a detailed songbook, written for multiple female voices (it looks like 7 voices). An example is shown here.

The condition is well-used, near good throughout.

The book measures 7-1/4 by 5-1/2 inches.

This 17 page 8-3/4 by 38-1/2 inch map has incredible detail, including narrative content, statistics, and 3-D renditions of the cities and towns along the river. The map is printed on one side and folded to present portions of the river in a book form.

This is a detailed map, and it is shown here. The image takes a bit of time to load and it is quite long.

The condition is used, near very good throughout. There is some wear from routine use.

The map folded as shown measures 4-3/4 by 10 inches.

This 150 page 8-1/2 by 12 inch gold-embossed hard cover book has about 200 period pen and ink drawings of Post WWII Munich, Germany. Most of the renditions are from the late 1940s to 1950. This drawing of the old district and this one of the ruins of the church are representative some of the contents. Biographies of the 8 artists represented is shown here.

The condition is used, near very good throughout. There is some yellowing to the extreme edges of the pages.

The book measures 7-1/4 by 5-1/2 inches.

This book Deutsche Plastik Unserer Zeit (German Statues of Our Time by Kurt Lothar Tank (in German)) has a photo of Albert Speer sitting for a sculpture dedicated inscription and a quill penned sentiment signed on 3 August, 1981, less than a month before his death. It retains the original dust jacket, showing only minor wear at the edges and slight soil from handling and age.

The table of contents is shown here, and the title page is shown here.

Additionally, here is the inside cover of the book showing the original viewer and the first 60 (of a total of 135) stereo photos.  All of the photographs are present and the book is complete and completely intact.

The condition of all items is near excellent throughout.

This book (The German Art of War by Kurt Pastenaci (in German)) has a calligraphy inscription and a quill penned sentiment by SS-Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler on the flyleaf. It retains the original dust jacket, showing only minor wear at the edges and slight soil from handling and age.

This book is accompanied by a period Wilhelm Walz photograph of Arnold, his wife, SS General Walter Darre and Himmler standing together. The front of the photo is shown here, and the back is shown here.

Additionally, here is the line of the Dienstalterlist showing Alfred Arnold. A photocopy of his portion of the service list will be included.

The condition of all items is near excellent throughout.

(This is the same lot shown on the autographed documents page. The two Himmler signed books below are also on that page. They are shown here for convenience).

An Original and Authentic World War II German Secret Police Leader Heinrich Himmler Signed Presentation Book

This is a soft-cover book titled RASSENPOLITIK was written by the Reichsfuehrer-SS and presented to selected members of the units under his charge. This particular copy was signed by the author and presented to Sturmbannfuehrer J. Reiter. The dedication and presentation is on an attached leaf at the front of the book. It is quill pen signed H. Himmler, as shown in close up here.

The book measures 6-1/2 by 9 inches. It has 72 pages of narrative content, charts, tables, maps, and diagrams. Additionally, there are a number of glossy black and white photographs supporting the text (about 30 unnumbered pages).

The cover is in very good The condition, with some damage to the upper and lower portions of the spine cover (about 1 inch at the top, and 1/2 inch at the bottom). There is a crease from the cover being opened a number of times, it is still attached, but very fragile. The paper and cover show some yellowing from age.

This is a personally inscribed handwritten Heinrich Himmler presentation book dated 20.X.44 presented to Friedrich Karl Freiheer von Eberstein, SS-Obergruppenführer and General of the Waffen-SS and Polizei

This is a soft-cover book titled SS-LEITHEFT was written by the Reichsfuehrer-SS and presented to selected members of the units under his charge. This particular copy was signed by the author and dated. The Himmler signature and date are on the front page of the book. It is purple colored pencil signed H. Himmler, as shown in close up here and the purple ink handstamp of v. Eberstein is here. The book was dedicated shortly after his promotion to General of the Waffen-SS (he was promoted in July, 1944). It was von Eberstein who introduced Reinhard Heydrich to Himmler (his mother was Heydrich's godmother). He was the only SS officer to hold two Higher SS and Police Leader posts at the same time.

The book measures 6-1/2 by 9 inches. It has 48 pages of narrative content and photographs. Table of contents is here.

The cover is in very good The condition. The paper and cover show some very slight yellowing from age.

The text is entirely in GERMAN. This book has 155 spectacular black and white photos, many taken by Leni Reifenstahl, others taken by noted photographers of the era.

Here are the title page (with her signature and dated 1939 in pencil) and the table of contents. This is a sample of the text (Latin font) and a sample photo.

The condition is very good, with some minor cover wear and soil and general signs of handling, as shown.

Here are the title page. It shows a quill pen signed personal dedication reading "Niebüll, den 13. November 1938. Von Deinen Brüdern, Paul und Karl-Heinz, zum 16. Geburtstag."; "Niebüll, November 13, 1938. (From your brothers, Paul and Karl-Heinz, for your 16th birthday.)".

The condition is very good, with some minor cover wear and soil and general signs of handling, as shown.

This is a VERY scarce set of books, difficult to find in almost any The condition.  These are in exceptionally nice shape.

There are approximately 2800 pages of black and white and color plates, narrative content (in German), with details covering the entire history of erotic art from prehistoric times to the (then) present.

Many of the larger plates are back-hinged to float from the binding.  A number of images are shown at the links below:

Volume 1 (942 pages)

• title page
• foreword
• 1928 copyright
• contents
• detail 1
• detail 2

Volume 2 (944 pages)

• title page
• detail 1
• detail 2
• detail 3

Volume 3 (916 pages)

• title page
• contents
• detail 1
• detail 2
• detail 3
• detail 4
• detail 5

The condition is near excellent as shown.  There is some moderate cracking damage to the leather spine cover of the second volume.

The text is entirely in GERMAN in the old Fraktur font. This book has several dozen black and white photographs of Jewish "undesirables" of interest to the German Reich. Many are mug shots and some line drawing illustrations of Jewish criminals.

The book is a thinly-disguised attack on the Jewish people, drawing some broad racial inferences and implying the Jews were basically evil people up to no good.

This book came out of the Hitler Youth Leader's School library at Salzburg. There is a nice sharp NSDAP HJ stamp on the title page.

Here are the back cover and some sample content here and here.

The condition is good to very good, with some moderate cover wear, as shown.

The text is entirely in GERMAN in the Latin type font. This book has 150 black and white, and colored cartoons with varying degrees of political content and subject matter. Quite literally, nothing is sacred in this book.

This book has a very plain brown cover. The title page indicates it is a historical picture book. The table of contents shows the scope of the book.

Here is some sample content 1 - 2 - 3 - 4

The condition is good to very good, with some minor routine wear, as shown.

The text is entirely in Norwegian. This book has a number of black and white, and separately attached colored cartoons with varying degrees of political content and subject matter.

This book has a carmine red cover with a humorous gilt coat of arms. The title page indicates it is a historical picture book. The copyright page shows the publication details of the book.

Here is some sample content 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7

The condition is excellent, with some minor routine bumps on the corners of the cover, as shown.

This is as stated. 

This includes a  9 x 12 inch Color Lithograph of Hitler.

Here are additional views  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8 .

This is a well worn 40 page color illustrated 1941 dated magazine of various full page art works.

Here are additional views  1  2  3  4  5.

This is a well worn 128 page illustrated 1939 dated magazine of various subjects.

Here are additional views  1  2  3  4  5.

This is as shown.

 All including the steamship line pouch are in near excellent The condition.

Here are additional views  1  2  3  4  5.

The larger 64 page one is titled Landjahr 1935 measures 8 x 11 inches. It was printed as a Fahrenbuch & is for the OstoreuSenfahrt dem Landjhrlagers Gross Schhwirsen vom 15 August bis 11 September 1935.

The last 12 pages consist of several per page period photographs of Hitler Youth activities.

The smaller brown leather covered 6 x 7-1/2 inch approximately 66 page book is his hand written diary titled Meine Eribnille im K L B Lager Schloss Srhurz.

The diary has several pages in the end with period Hitler Youth photographs with long captions of the several places visited during that year.

Here are additional views  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10.

The pages are low acid, high quality and the photograph pages are on hard milled glossy stock,

This is the 21st printing (410-420 thousand block).  Note the copyright date was changed to 1937 (from 1938 as seen in earlier editions).  Another curiosity is that the book states it was printed in Germany (in English), but was actually pressed in Vienna, Austria.

The condition is near excellent throughout, with light signs of routine use.

Here is a view of the title page. This is the table of contents.  Here is some content (content is basically the same in all printings)

The book measures 5-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches. It has 345 pages of content.

The pages are high acid, lower quality and the photograph pages are on hard milled glossy stock,

This is the 40th printing (841-870 thousand block).  Note the copyright date was changed to 1937 (from 1938 as seen in earlier editions).  This book does not state it was printed in Germany (in English).  It was pressed in Vienna, Austria.

The condition is near excellent throughout, with light signs of routine use.

Here is a view of the title page. This is the table of contents.

The book measures 5-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches. It has 349 pages of content, differing from the earlier editions because of some content changes.

This book is a compilation of articles of interest to the German Youth in their teens. There are sections on current events, politics, the war, arts and crafts, games, sports, wildlife, race propaganda, and similar content.

These are some representative examples of content:

• Table of Contents

• Title Page

• Copyright Page

• Detail pages -- 1 -- 2

The condition is generally good to near very good throughout. The book was printed on high acid wartime page, the pages are turning a bit brown at the extreme edges.  Some moderate care in storage and handling is needed.  There is noticeable wear to the paper covered hard board covers and the cloth spine cover.  The binding is a bit loose, with some separation at the gutters and one partial separation in the center, shown in one of the detail images above. There is some children's doodling (period) on the inside of the covers, and it is named to Bechel.

The book measures 9-1/2 by 6-1/2 inches. There are 488 pages of content in the Latin typeface.

This 105 page hardcover book covers some medical issues involved with a paper factory studied as a test case for pre-medical doctor candidates.

This is the table of contents and the title page.

The condition is complete and very good, excepting some minor wear to the covers. There is narrative detail, specifications, photographs, and instructions.

The book measures 6-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches.