(Erinnerungs-Bücher). A pair of commemorative books, including an edition of “Die Neue Reichskanzlei” (“The New Reichs Chancellery”). It is constructed of a card stock binding with a marbled exterior liner. The interior content consists of 131 paginated pages featuring detailed colour and black-and-white photos of the architectural and artistic details of the Reichs Chancellery, which was completed in 1939. The images are supplemented by text with descriptions of the roles of various individuals, including Albert Speer and Arno Breker, in designing and building the Chancellery, as well as details of artistic features and other decorative elements. Notably, the book concludes with detailed schematics and architectural drafts of the interior and exterior of the building. Published by the main publishing house of the NSDAP in Munich, the book measures 290 mm (w) x 370 mm (h). Minor, age-appropriate material fatigue is evident, and includes some wear to the spine and binding, along with soiling of the pages. It is in an overall better than very fine condition.
Also included is a 1936 commemorative AH cigarette card album. It is constructed of a card stock binding with an orange exterior liner. The interior content consists of 132 pages pasted with glossed black-and-white photos depicting the early period of AH in office, with images of him alongside supporters and children, with various international figures and diplomats, and on review of the Wehrmacht and at Nuremberg Rallies. Each image is supplemented by a brief caption, with chapters interspersed with short descriptions and essays on the National Socialist movement. Published by Cigaretten-Etui Altona-Bahrenfeld, it measures 240 mm (w) x 314 mm (h). Minor, age-appropriate material fatigue is evident in the form of some wear to the binding. The book is in an overall near extremely fine condition.
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