1937 “Mein Kampf” Wedding Edition – City of Bonn Presentation Copy – Slipcase Missing Top Section
Original pre-war German edition of “Mein Kampf” by Adolf Hitler, published in 1937 by Zentralverlag der NSDAP / Franz Eher Nachf. München. This example is the desirable wedding presentation edition (“Ehestandsausgabe”), officially presented by the City of Bonn to a newly married couple on 16 October 1937.
The book remains complete with its original protective slipcase and retains the official presentation page reading:
“Dem jungvermählten Paare … überreicht von der Stadt Bonn”
The recipient names and date are handwritten in ink, together with the signature of the Oberbürgermeister (mayor).
The “Mein Kampf” wedding editions were commonly presented by German municipalities to newly married couples during the Third Reich period as official state gifts, making these editions historically significant examples of wartime-era propaganda and political publishing.
Condition is overall very good and displayable for its age. The book shows honest storage and handling wear. The original protective slipcase is still present, though the upper/top section of the slipcase is missing. Despite this damage, the slipcase remains displayable and is a desirable surviving accessory often absent from wartime examples.
A historically significant and collectible pre-war German political publication with strong display and research value.
Condition exactly as shown in the photographs.
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Historical Description
The “Mein Kampf” wedding edition (“Ehestandsausgabe”) was a special state-issued version of Adolf Hitler’s political autobiography and ideological manifesto, distributed throughout Germany during the Third Reich period. Beginning in the 1930s, many German cities and municipalities presented these books as official wedding gifts to newly married couples during civil ceremonies.
These presentation copies were intended to symbolize loyalty to the National Socialist state and formed part of the regime’s broader effort to integrate ideology into daily German life. Most examples included personalized dedication pages naming the married couple, city of issue, date of marriage, and signatures or stamps from local government officials.
This particular example was issued by the City of Bonn on 16 October 1937, making it a pre-war presentation piece from the early consolidation years of the Third Reich.
The edition itself combines both volumes of “Mein Kampf” in a single binding:
- Eine Abrechnung
- Die nationalsozialistische Bewegung
Published by the official NSDAP publishing house, Franz Eher Nachfolger, these books became some of the most widely distributed political publications in Germany during the 1930s and 1940s.
