Ein Volk sucht die See: Deutschlands Schicksal als Seemacht
Leipzig: Bibliographisches Institut AG, 1937. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. (12) 355 (4)pp. Original blue cloth with gilt illustration and lettering on cover, gilt lettering on spine, in original photo-illustrated dustjacket, black lettering on spine. Housed in plain gray slipcase, with title stamped to spine. "A People Searching for the Ocean: Germany's Fate as a Sea Power" was published on the order of the Reichsbund Deutscher Seegeltung E.V. With 639 reproductions of artwork in-text and spectacular photographs on glossy paper. Prefaces with facsimile signatures by General Admiral Erich Raeder, High Commander of the War Navy, Dr. Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, and Adolf von Trotha, Vice Admiral and President of the Reichsbund deutscher Seegeltung e. V.
A lavishly illustrated work on the German nation as a sea power, its history up to the Third Reich. The in-text artwork includes Martin Luther, A. Hoffmann, and other unidentified artists. Extensive photo credits listed at rear provide an overview of German business and culture, with only few photographers named, e.g. Walter Baasch, Otto Haekel, Hans Harz, Else Schneider, Ilse Steinhoff, and Ehrengard Trotha. The text gives a historical overview, from the significance of the sea for humanity in general and its utilization for trade. Covers the Germanic involvement from the Vikings to the Third Reich. Part of the revenue from the sale of this book was given to the nonprofit Reichsbund deutscher Seegeltung e. V. Advertisement of Meyers Lexikon at rear. Text in German, Gothic script. Slipcase with light wear along edges, small tears. DJ with very light wear along edges. Binding and interior in very good+ condition. vg+. Item #45604
Price: $250.00