Böhmler´s "Fallschirmjäger" Book - how rare is it?

[Eisvogel]

Ahoy

You won´t belive it - I found a very decent copy of the book "Fallschirmjäger" written by Knight´s Cross holder Rudolf Böhmler. Yes, FOUND. In a waste container for paper.

Now, I can see it is an original issue from 1961 or ´62. The original bill is still in it, they first buyer apparently got it for a discount price available for members of the Fallschirmjägerbund (para vet organisation).

The cover has some normal age signs - "patina" so to say, but no defects or spots. The inside pages are brilliant. No spots, no defects. I am tempted to say that it´s like new on the inside.

Now, I am an eager researcher of my family´s military history, but I do not collect Fallschirmjäger items. Anybody here got a clue how rare this book is? I saw 2 copies on amazon (used) for about 89 Euros.

Is it worth that much?

(btw, no way of uploading pics here? Don´t have webspace...)

[Edgar Alcidi]

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Hi, this is an interesting book, but not the rarest one. It could be worth in the $50-60 range. Below my copy.
Regards,
Edgar

[W Petz]

Great Find!! Nothing better than finding something for free!! I paid a whopping 75 Pfennigs for mine at a German Flea market. Here is a scan of mine. Bill

[Marco]

Me too! Me too! Taken on ebay one year ago for 35 euro...

[Larry deZeng]

Please note the 2d edition/reprint of 1971. This might affect the demand (and therefore the price) of the original edition:

BOHMLER, Rudolf. Fallschirmjäger. Dorheim: Hans-Henning Podzun, Neubearb. Aufl., 1971. 280p.

--BHS1956

[Willi Z.]

The 1971 and 1961 editions. I also have the one he wrote on Monte Cassino.

[Willi Z.]

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