Description: Very rare and highly desirable 1st English printing of Mein Kampf with a good dust jacket! Superb provenance: a personalized inscription from 1943 and a presumed circa 1940 San Francisco bookstore sticker. In total, an exceptional period copy that would be a centerpiece of a collection or library. Presumed First (1st) printing of the Reynal and Hitchcock Critically Annotated Edition of Mein Kampf. (Title page shows the early Houghton Mifflin imprint in 1939). Printed in the United States of America in 1939. Complete text. pp. 1003. Includes map. With dusk jacket. Broad sunning and scuffing to the covers and spine. Worn gilt. Minor staining on covers and text edges. Age-toning and yellowing throughout. Inscription on the front free end paper. Circa 1940 bookstore sticker at rear end paper. Otherwise, text block is very good except for loosening/cracking towards map and title page. Light-moderate pencil annotations up to page 156. Clean text after page 156. Slight old book smell, no smoke odors. Please review pictures for condition. Provenance: Penned contemporaneous inscription (1943): “To Lenny on her birthday 2/11/43 Leo” Period bookstore sticker (presumed circa 1940): Newbegin’s 356 Post Street Opposite Union Square San Francisco The seller does not endorse or promote the views shared in this book. This listing presents a critically annotated and unabridged edition of the text by contemporary scholars. The Reynal and Hitchcock edition’s sponsoring committee included Albert Einstein and Rabbi Stephen S. Wise. Academic interest only. Please contact the seller for any inquiries. Thank you for your interest. For domestic (US) buyers, the book will be sent by USPS Priority Mail in secure/discreet packaging with insurance, tracking, and signature confirmation. International buyers please contact before placing your order for confirmed shipping quotes. No returns accepted.
Price: 950 USD
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
End Time: 2024-10-10T05:58:24.000Z
Shipping Cost: 19.95 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Cloth
Language: English
Signed: No
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
Personalized: Yes
Author: Adolf Hitler
Publisher: Reynal & Hitchcock
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: WWII (1939-45)
Subject: Biography & Autobiography
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1939
