Looks original to me. There were millions printed at the time. Search some common auction sites for sold items to get a current price. I would not pay more than $10 if it were mine.
John
I think it costs more than $ 10.
I have seen them go for £60 in England with a higher edition number of around 625
It is actually significantly higher than I thought it would be. Thanks for the correction.
John
I've seen them go for even higher than that in places. The presence of the dust cover significantly boosts the value, as the majority of them have been lost or damaged beyond repair over time. I've seen Espenlaub sell around a dozen original copies of Mein Kampf since I got into militaria collecting, and only one of them had the cover on it.
B.B.
JonasDevue: The value of a hard-back copy of Mein Kampf depends of 4 factors; when it was published, its condition, does it have a dust jacket, and where it is being sold. The book was originally published in two volumes, Vol. I Eine Abrechnung (A Settlement), 1925 and Vol. II Die Nationalsozialistische Bewegung (The National-Socialist Movement), 1927. The 2-volume set is the most valuable and can cost well over $1000 (US). The book you have has both volumes in a single volume, which is the most commonly found version today and which by 1933 had reached a total production of 1,010,000 copies. By the end of WWII there were over 2,000,000 printed. So, the 2-volume editions are still fairly common. I have a 1933 edition in excellent condition, without the dust jacket, that I paid $100 for in 1991, but I live in the United States where prices for the book are generally higher than in some other parts of the world. Yours apparently has a dust cover, and if the book is in the same condition mine is, I would guess that it is worth as much as $200, depending on the condition of the dust cover and on where it is being sold. I hope this helps. The Best to you, Dwight
Mein Kampf editions with dust cover are a bit rare so I would grab this one (in spite of the adhesive tape) and if it's not too pricey. This one was the "Volksausgabe " (people's edition) and as drmessimer said it reached millions and millions so it's the most common one today (most of them without the dust cover).
I paid £60, about a year ago, for a 1934 edition, with no dust cover if that helps, has a lovely old smell to it........you can taste that history & I wouldn't part from it !
Regards
Paul
In that condition I would say +- €120 (EU prices). Pity that someone used tape on the loose parts of the book, they should not have done that
Yours is the Volksausgabe, I also have 2 Volksausgabe books, one is published in 1943 and the other in 1944, both with dustcover.
I paid €120 for each book, wich was fairly cheap in my opinion since I have seen the same late-ware books without dustcover go for €120-€160 (EU).
As for my 1943 and 1944 books, the prices in Europe are very different than the prices in e.g. US, Canada. I have seen the same late-war books with dustcover go for
250-600 USD. Prices in the EU vary between €120 and even €260 with or without dustcover (for example take a look on victor-gross.eu).
Having the dustcover in fair condition boosts the value alot. The prices mentioned above also apply for your 1933 book.
In 1933 they sold +- 1,5Mil. books. Between 1933 and 1945 around 10-12Mil. I believe they were sold for 12 Reichsmark (rougly €10 these days).
German couples who got married received this book as 'gift'. Soon after they were forced to pay the 12 Reichsmark for their 'gift'.
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