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Adolf Hitler, "Mein Kampf", Quedlinburg wedding edition in slipcase, Third Reich, 1940 Paper, card and leather. Adolf Hitler, "Mein Kampf", 1940, half-leather edition in grey card slipcase, dark spine with raised bands, spine title "Adolf Hitler" and "Mein Kampf" in Fraktur and oak sprig with acorns, boards with brown and yellow paper covering, text in Fraktur type. At the front a printed dedication leaf of the town of Quedlinburg for a newly married couple, filled in by hand, dated 11 October 1940 and signed by Lord Mayor Karl Selig. Condition commensurate with age, stained, base of the slipcase missing. A decree of the Reich Ministry of the Interior of April 1936 provided that towns and municipalities present the book to newly-weds; in 1938 not even half of the municipalities had implemented this requirement. The copies presented at the registry office on marriage are known as the wedding edition and bear a dedication leaf of the respective municipality. Karl Selig (1889–1945) was Lord Mayor of Quedlinburg from 1934 to 1945. German Description Adolf Hitler, „Mein Kampf“, Hochzeitsausgabe der Stadt Quedlinburg im Schuber, Drittes Reich, 1940 Papier, Pappe und Leder. Adolf Hitler, „Mein Kampf“, 1940, Halblederausführung im grauen Pappschuber, dunkler Rücken mit Bünden, Rückentitel „Adolf Hitler“ und „Mein Kampf“ in Fraktur sowie Eichenzweig mit Eicheln, Deckel mit braun-gelbem Papierbezug, Text in Frakturdruck. Vorn gedrucktes Widmungsblatt der Stadt Quedlinburg für ein jungvermähltes Paar, handschriftlich ausgefüllt, datiert 11. Oktober 1940 und unterzeichnet von Oberbürgermeister Karl Selig. Altersgemäßer Zustand, fleckig, Boden des Schubers fehlt. Ein Erlass des Reichsinnenministeriums vom April 1936 sah vor, dass Städte und Gemeinden Neuvermählten das Buch schenken; 1938 setzte noch nicht einmal die Hälfte der Gemeinden diese Vorgabe um. Die bei der Eheschließung auf dem Standesamt überreichten Exemplare werden als Hochzeitsausgabe bezeichnet und tragen ein Widmungsblatt der jeweiligen Gemeinde. Karl Selig (1889–1945) war von 1934 bis 1945 Oberbürgermeister von Quedlinburg.
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