The book of German Colonies  Germany 1937 Das Buch Der Deutichen Kolonien 
A book printed during the start of World War Two. Book is in nice vintage condition. ri

* A work on German colonialism of great importance in terms of reception history *** Schnee, Heinrich (ed.). The Book of German Colonies. Published with the collaboration of the former governors of German East Africa, German South West Africa, Cameroon, Togo, German New Guinea. Foreword by Dr. Heinrich Schnee. (41st-51st thousand). Leipzig. (1937). 446, [2] pp. With numerous illustrations based on photographs on plates (in pages). Size -8°. Original linen with embossed title. Very well preserved. Richly illustrated standard work on German colonialism, published two years before the outbreak of the Second World War - a highly interesting source of contemporary history for researching the perspective of National Socialism on the former German colonies that were lost in 1918. Very well preserved, almost flawless, very clean copy. Written in German.