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Nate Sanders, owner...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eTwo rare early editions of Adolph Hitler's autobiographical manifesto \"Mein Kampf\" could sell for more than 20-thousand US dollars at an online auction on Thursday.\u003cbr/\u003eThe rare 1925 and 1926 books were signed by Hitler. \u003cbr/\u003eNate Sanders, owner of Nate D. Sanders Auctions in Los Angeles, knows he'll come under criticism for putting the books up for bid. \u003cbr/\u003eBeing Jewish, Sanders said he understands why people might not like the books being available to the public. \u003cbr/\u003e\"It's a horrible book. But it is a piece of history. It is a very rare item,\" Sanders said on Wednesday. \u003cbr/\u003eHitler gave the books to Josef Bauer, an early follower who participated in the Beer Hall Putsch in Munich in 1923. \u003cbr/\u003eHitler was arrested and jailed for the attempt to seize power. \u003cbr/\u003eHe dictated \"Mein Kampf\", two volumes of autobiography and anti-Semitic manifesto, to Rudolf Hess while behind bars to raise money for his criminal defence.\u003cbr/\u003e\"He actually got rich off of it. He originally decided to write it so he could pay his legal bills. Because he was in jail when he wrote it, and he needed to get out,\" Sanders said. \u003cbr/\u003e\"But eventually he was able to buy a Mercedes-Benz even while he was still in prison.\"\u003cbr/\u003eBoth volumes' fly-leaves feature Hitler's signature with best wishes to his friend Bauer for the Christmas season.\u003cbr/\u003eSanders said volumes of \"Mein Kampf\" from the 1930s are common, as they were a popular wedding gift in Nazi Germany. \u003cbr/\u003eBut a copy from the 1920s, signed by the author is rare. \u003cbr/\u003eSanders is also auctioning off a leather trench coat he said was worn by Albert Speer, a Nazi government minister who took responsibility for the Holocaust at the Nuremberg trials and was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the Nazi regime. \u003cbr/\u003eAn Allied soldier found the jacket in a German chateau and stole it, along with a necklace, as a war trophy to bring home to his parents.\u003cbr/\u003eThe soldier tells the story in a letter to his parents that he signed only \"Ralph\".\u003cbr/\u003e\"Here's a copy of the allied letter from a soldier to his mum and dad, saying that he went to Albert Speer's house in Germany, took the jacket, found the invoice with Albert Speer's  name on it inside,\" said Sanders. \u003cbr/\u003e\"(He) was giving it to his mum and dad as a memento, sort of war loot.\"\u003cbr/\u003eThe soldier found a receipt written out to Speer in the pocket of the jacket, Sanders said. \u003cbr/\u003eSelling Nazi memorabilia is prohibited in many European countries that saw the horrors of World War II. \u003cbr/\u003eSanders defended collecting historical items connected with the Nazi regime, saying most collectors are military history aficionados.\u003cbr/\u003e\"The same people that buy Adolf Hitler might also buy George Washington. They collect history. They might collect World War II, they might collect George Patton, they might collect Dwight Eisenhower,\" he said. \u003cbr/\u003e1. Close of two rare first editions of Adolf Hitler's autobiographical manifest 'Mein Kampf', one is open on page containing inscription by Hitler \u003cbr/\u003e2. Close of book cover reading (German) \"Mein Kampf, a Reckoning, by Adolf Hitler\"\u003cbr/\u003e3. Zoom out of documents and books on table\u003cbr/\u003e4. SOUNDBITE (English) Nate Sanders, auctioneer at Nate Sanders auctions:\u003cbr/\u003e\"It's a horrible book. But it is a piece of history. It is a very rare item.\"\u003cbr/\u003e5. Close of book pages\u003cbr/\u003e6. Pull out from Hitler's inscription to Nazi Josef Bauer to book closing\u003cbr/\u003e7. Mid of Sanders holding books and turning pages, UPSOUND (English) Nate Sanders, auctioneer at Nate Sanders auctions: \"Both of these 'Mein Kampf' books are signed by Hitler. They are inscribed to a Nazi called Joseph Bauer, who is one of the original Nazis from 1923. I have volume one and volume two, they are both signed by Hitler.\"\u003cbr/\u003e8. Close of Sander pointing at Hitler's signature on book, UPSOUND (English) Nate Sanders, auctioneer at Nate Sanders auctions: \"Hitler's signature is right here.\"\u003cbr/\u003e9. Close of book cover\u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE (English) Nate Sanders, auctioneer at Nate Sanders auctions:\u003cbr/\u003e\"You'll see a lot of 'Mein Kampf' copies coming from the 30s and the 40s. Later it was a gift that Hitler gave to all married couples and all soldiers. But this is from the 20s, way before all the really bad stuff happened.\"\u003cbr/\u003e11. Close of pages turning\u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE (English) Nate Sanders, auctioneer at Nate Sanders auctions: \u003cbr/\u003e\"He actually got rich off of it. He originally decided to write 'Mein Kampf' so he could pay his legal bills. Because he was in jail when he wrote it, and he needed to get out. But eventually he was able to buy a Mercedes-Benz even while he was still in prison.\"\u003cbr/\u003e13. Pan of documents and books\u003cbr/\u003e14. Pull out of Sanders putting leather jacket on table\u003cbr/\u003e15. Mid of Sanders holding up leather jacket, UPSOUND (English) Nate Sanders, auctioneer at Nate Sanders auctions: \"Just remember I'm Jewish, so I'm going to catch a lot of flack for this.\"\u003cbr/\u003e16. Mid of Sanders showing label inside jacket lining with Nazi symbol, UPSOUND (English) Nate Sanders, auctioneer at Nate Sanders auctions: \"It doesn't but it does inside. You certainly don't want to hang this up in the coat rack at a restaurant. It does have a swastika inside.\"\u003cbr/\u003e17. Close of label, Sanders' finger points at swastika stamp\u003cbr/\u003e18. SOUNDBITE (English) Nate Sanders, auctioneer at Nate Sanders auctions:\u003cbr/\u003e\"This also comes with a letter of provenance from an Allied soldier saying that this was actually found in Speer's  home in Germany.\"\u003cbr/\u003e19. Mid of Sanders looking at documents on table\u003cbr/\u003e20. SOUNDBITE (English) Nate Sanders, auctioneer at Nate Sanders auctions:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Here's a copy of the allied letter from a soldier to his mum and dad, saying that he went to Albert Speer's  house in Germany, took the jacket, found the invoice with Albert Speer's  name on it inside and was giving it to his mum and dad as a memento, sort of war loot.\"\u003cbr/\u003e21. Close of Sanders holding letter, UPSOUND (English) Sanders reading letter: \"I looked around today in a huge chalet of a high ranking Nazi.\"\u003cbr/\u003e22. Close of writing on letter reading: (English) \"great leather jacket...\" \u003cbr/\u003e23. Mid of Sanders looking at jacket\u003cbr/\u003e24. Mid of Sanders holding document up\u003cbr/\u003e25. Tilt down of document\u003cbr/\u003e26. SOUNDBITE (English) Nate Sanders, auctioneer at Nate Sanders auctions:\u003cbr/\u003e\"The same people that buy Adolf Hitler might also buy George Washington. They collect history. They might collect World War II, they might collect George Patton, they might collect Dwight Eisenhower.\"\u003cbr/\u003e27. Mid of Sanders putting jacket on hanger and lying it on table\u003cbr/\u003e28. 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