Amtlicher Führer durch die Ausstellung Deutschland. Berlin 1936, 18. Juli bis 16. August (Official Guide for the Germany Exhibition at the Radio Tower) [WITH] Offizieller Rundgang (Official Tour)
Berlin: Berliner Ausstellungs-, Messe- und Fremdenverkehrs - G.m.b.H, 1936. First edition. Softcover. Octavo. 166, viii, 36pp.(guide); 24pp (tour). Original illustrated wraps with reddish colored background and brown, white and black lettering on cover, white on spine (guide); illustrated wraps with black and white lettering on cover (tour). With b/w photo-portraits of Hitler and Goebbels at front of guide. Cover illustrations by Kurt Schmid-Ehmen. The exhibition was organized on 38,000 square meters of exhibition halls and 113,000 square meters of open-air area.
The guide introduces the staff for the organization of the exhibition. It contains a preface by Joseph Goebbels: "The exhibition "Deutschland" provides a general view of life and work of our people in order to awaken and deepen the understanding of foreigners, and help the German visitors to reflect on their own power." This if followed by various addresses of officials on the exhibition, including the director of the Deutschland exhibition Albert Wischek, as well as the topics New Reich, and German people – German Land. A little more than one hundred pages are reserved for thirty reports of the Gauleiter of the NSDAP on history, the land and noteworthy facts of their particular districts.
Contains reports of various department agencies, e.g. Reich's Railway, Air Traffic, Postal Service, etc., the Exhibition Tour (also included in this offer as separate publication), an alphabetical listing of exhibitors, monographs of German cities, and an alphabetical listing of goods exhibited. The guide is profusely illustrated with b/w photographs, plans of the exhibitions halls and open-air areas and thirty-six pages of mostly illustrated advertisements at rear. The separate "Official Tour" pamphlet is illustrated with a floor plan of the exhibition. Text in German. Wraps of guide with light wear along edges, light creasing and small chips. Title page with very small triangle clipped at bottom foredge. Lightly rubbed. Official Tour with very light wear along edges, very light creasing and lightly rubbed. Very good condition. Item #48676
Price: $450.00