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WILHELM FRICK PRESENTS ADOLF HITLER WITH A SIGNED BOOK

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WILHELM FRICK PRESENTS ADOLF HITLER WITH A SIGNED BOOK
WILHELM FRICK PRESENTS ADOLF HITLER WITH A SIGNED BOOK
(1877 - 1946) Nazi Minister of the Interior, author of the Nuremburg Laws. Hanged at Nuremburg for his crimes. Signed book, "Wir bauen das Dritte Reich" ["We Build the Third Reich"] (Berlin: Gerhard Stalling, Verlagsbuchhandlung, Oldenburg), 1934, 112pp. 8vo., bound in boards covered with red leather and inscribed to Hitler on the front flyleaf: "Meinem Fuhrer in Treue gewidmet - Weinachten 1934 - Frick" ["Dedicated in Loyalty to my Fuhrer - New Year's 1934 - Frick"]. The spine is missing, else good. Our consignor's father was the chief of staff, American Headquarters, Berlin Air Command from June to August, 1945. During this period, he had the opportunity to "liberate" several volumes from the Reich chancellery, specifically Hitler's offices and those adjoining. This example is one of those volumes. With a copy of the consignor's notarized letter of provenance.