Description
1943 first edition with deckle-edged pages. Hardcover has significant wear, discoloration, scuffs and marks and a watermark on the back. The book has a slight bend. No dust jacket. Spine has small tears on the top and bottom. Binding is slightly loose. Pages are clean and largely unmarked aside from some small marks on some pages. Readable copy.
A fascinating and historically significant first edition biography of Joachim von Ribbentrop, the infamous Nazi Foreign Minister who played a pivotal role in the events leading up to World War II. Published in 1943, at the height of the war, this book offers a contemporary perspective on one of the most controversial figures of the Third Reich. Despite its well-worn condition, this copy bears the unmistakable patina of age, with deckle-edged pages and a binding that has weathered the decades, a testament to its enduring relevance.
Paul Schwarz, the author, was a German-born American journalist and writer who fled Nazi Germany in the 1930s. His firsthand experience and insights into the inner workings of the Nazi regime lend an air of authenticity and urgency to this biographical account. Collectors and readers alike will appreciate the opportunity to delve into this critical primary source, a window into the mindset and motivations of a man whose actions had far-reaching consequences for the course of world history.
