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Signed copy of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf for sale

An extremely rare copy of Mein Kampf, signed by author Adolf Hitler and dedicated to a fellow inmate at Landsberg prison, is being sold at auction.

The red cloth book is thought to be one of only a handful of pre-publication copies given to the Nazi dictator in 1925.

Translated as "My Struggle", Hitler dedicated the political manifesto to fellow Nazi, Georg Maurer.

A lucid black scrawled inscription reads, "Herrn Johann Georg Maurer. In memory of our time together in prison in Landsberg. Cordially dedicated by Adolf Hitler. Christmas 1925."
Read entire article at Telegraph (UK)