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Here we have something extremely interesting and not often seen in a complete set in this condition, the full 18 issues of the Red Cross Mein Kampf magazines.

In 1939 the Red Cross dedicated 18 issues of Mein Kampf, translated in English, with all proceeds going to the Red Cross.

This is a very interesting edition and look into how the world viewed Adolf Hitler before WW2 as the language and the aggression is sharply toned down when translated into English. The magazines are each 10 inches (25 cm) by 7.5 inches (19 cm) wide. The set weighs 1.44 Kg.. Translated by James Murphy, it is also the first fully illustrated version in English, with many photographs, illustrations, advertisements and examples of British war propaganda throughout. The printing style of covers varies due to production costs; parts 1-7 are printed in red, yellow and black; parts 8-18 in red and black only. The publisher’s blurb on front covers is hardly understated: ‘the blue-print of German imperialism’; ‘the most widely discussed book of the modern world’. It is ironic that the next statement is ‘Royalties on all sales will go the British Red Cross Society’