Mein Kampf with unknown City Crest

[soldon]

Bought this edition of "Mein Kampf" along with protective jacket on the flea-market. Not a thing I would normally buy, but the price was right and its condition good. Wedding edition 1939, clean with gold inlay and a city's coat of arms, one strange thing is the dedication has been signed by the mayor without any other details or stamps. Only the city crest on the cover can say from which city its come (think looking at the lion it maybe somewhere in Württemberg) is any member familiar with this crest or know why the dedication hasn't been fully filled out. Any information welcome

[soldon]

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[cesky67]

Could it be Mönchengladbach ?

[Greg]

I think cesky67 is right; it is the crest of Mönchengladbach. http://www.bilderbuch-mg.de/034a409c...38113af02.html


The dedication wasn't fully filled out because the book wasn't used for presentation at a wedding. The "wedding edition" of Mein Kampf (actually called the special edition for mayors) could be ordered by cities and towns with (or without) the crest on the cover, and the dedication page ready to be filled in. For presentation during a wedding, a clerk would typically fill in the married couples' names and the date, and either hand write or stamp the city name and maybe a city stamp. In many cases, especially for an Oberbürgermeister's signature, the signature is a facsimile (printed) signature, not hand-signed.

Best,
Greg

[soldon]

Cesky67, thanks for the tip, as you suggested, it was the coat of arms for the city of Mönchengladbach until 1974, you've saved me a lot of time, much obliged.

Hi Greg, I suspected that it was an wedding edition that hadn't been given out, though I didn't know the mayor's signature was a facsimile, thought it may have been used / presented for another purpose other than a wedding. Reflecting, it wasn't just any old book, the powers that be, would most likely have adhered to the protocol and used it as it was always intended to be. Thanks for the help.

[Gerdan]

The signature should be from him:

Werner Keysner.

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_...%9Fner##Gerdan