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How much is an original copy of Mein Kampf worth?
Signed copies of Mein Kampf with authenticated autographs have sold for $65,000–70,000 in the past, but those were not personally owned by Hitler like this one was.
Where do royalties for Mein Kampf go?
Soon American readers eager to peruse Adolf Hitler’s manifesto will be donating money to Holocaust survivors. The US publisher of Hitler’s Mein Kampf has decided to give profits from the book to Boston’s Jewish Family & Children’s Services to help Holocaust survivors, the Boston Globe reported yesterday (June 28).
Who has the publishing rights to Mein Kampf?
Franz Eher Nachfolger GmbH
Volume 1 of Mein Kampf was published in 1925 and Volume 2 in 1926….Mein Kampf.
| Dust jacket of 1926–1928 edition | |
|---|---|
| Author | Adolf Hitler |
| Publisher | Franz Eher Nachfolger GmbH |
| Publication date | 18 July 1925 |
| Published in English | 13 October 1933 (abridged) 1939 (full) |
How old was Arthur Kampf when he died?
Arthur Kampf (28 September 1864 in Aachen – 8 February 1950 in Castrop-Rauxel) was a German painter. He is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting . Kampf studied under Peter Janssen, among others, at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf from 1879 to 1881.
When did Mein Kampf enter the public domain?
On 1 January 2016, seventy years after the author’s death, Mein Kampf entered the public domain in France. A new edition was published in 2017 by Fayard, now part of the Groupe Hachette, with a critical introduction, just as the edition published in 2018 in Germany by the Institut für Zeitgeschichte,…
Why was Mein Kampf so popular in the 1930s?
Nevertheless, Mein Kampf was a bestseller in Germany during the 1930s. During Hitler’s years in power, the book was in high demand in libraries and often reviewed and quoted in other publications. It was given free to every newlywed couple and every soldier fighting at the front.
Who was the first editor of Mein Kampf?
The work describes the process by which Hitler became antisemitic and outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany. Volume 1 of Mein Kampf was published in 1925 and Volume 2 in 1926. The book was edited first by Emil Maurice, then by Hitler’s deputy Rudolf Hess.