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JULIUS STREICHER'S ANTI-SEMITIC COLORING BOOK

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Militaria Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,200.00 USD
JULIUS STREICHER'S ANTI-SEMITIC COLORING BOOK
An extremely scarce example of Nazi propaganda aimed at propelling children to embrace anti-Semitism, Julius Streicher's "Juden stellen sich vor" ["Jews Introduce Themselves"], a 6" x 9" b/w coloring book published by Streicher in 1934. It contains within 25 cartoon caricatures of Jewish men by the noted cartoonist Philipp Rupprecht whose pen name was "Fips". Each portrait enjoys its own page within this encyclopedia of stereotypes. The men - who invariably have large noses, big lips and hirsute limbs - include a ragged street vendor, tailor in a yarmulke, a slovenly artist, a portly, well-dressed banker, a screaming politician, a dapper lawyer holding a sign reading "Contract" and perhaps most disturbingly, a lurid portrait of a naked man dubbed "the naked truth"! The book opens with a forward by Streicher and applauds Fips' commitment to "the battle against the Jews". None of the portraits have been colored and condition overall is very good, with just light wear to cover and a few rusted spots along spine. Slight vertical bend, rear cover a bit soiled, else very good.