Hoffmann, Heinrich (ed.)

Winterhilfswerk-Heftchen (Winter Relief Fund Booklets) [FULL SET OF 26 NAZI PROPAGANDA BOOKLETS - PARR & BADGER VOL. 3]

Munich: Bild Dokumente Heinrich Hoffmann, 1937-1941. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback. Heinrich Hoffmann (Ed.): Winterhilfswerk-Heftchen (Winter Relief Fund Booklets). Bild Dokumente Heinrich Hoffmann, Munich, 1937-1941. Der Führer Macht Geschichte (The Führer Makes History). Complete set of 26 booklets including 1 extra booklet: 1936 Auxilio Social Dictator Franco booklet, same format. 36 pp. ea. 1.5 x 1.25 in./4.9 x 3.7 cm). Softbound books (seveal with the original string ties). Appx. 17 black-and-white reproductions per book. CONDITION: All in Very Good to Very Good Plus condition showing rubbing, wear and light to moderate soiling to covers; and several with the original string ties still attached. NICE SET. IMPORTANT NOTE ON THE NUMBER OF VOLUME IN THE SET: Although Parr & Badger cite 27 booklets, there is an error in their calculation: There are 5 volumes in the series entitled Kampf im Osten (The War in the East); these are numbered 1 through 5. In the end notes of Parr/Badger, The Photobook: A History, vol. III, 'Kampf im Osten' is listed as one title, and then each of the subtitles of the five volumes is listed separately, making for one extra title. Thus, mistakenly, the total number of titles as stated in the text and bibliographic description is accidentally bumped up to 27. The actual number of booklets in the set is in fact 26 (as shown by pictures on p. 23 of Parr & Badger Vol. 3).

Included in Parr/Badger, The Photobook: A History, vol. III.. Parr & Badger write, "The Winterhilfswerk (Winter Relief Fund) was an annual fund-raising drive by the Nazis - its slogan 'none shall starve or freeze' - to get Germany through the winter months from October to March. It ran from 1933 to 1945, and was designed to provide food fuel and other items for poorer citizens...As charities do today, small gifts were given out to donors...among them was this series of miniature propaganda bookks, published by Heinrich Hoffman, Hitler's official photographer and approved publisher. They were essentially receipts to show one had donated, and with the attached string could be worn on the lapel to make it absolutely clear...Some have intimated that the books were also hung from Christmas trees as decorations, although this is not absolutely certain, and given as 'stocking-filler' presents...In totalitarian states like Nazi Germany, where the leader is seen as the 'Father' of the nation, the propaganda machine's ultimate aim is to capture the children, indoctrinate them and perpetuate the state ideology." Near fine. Item #2223

Price: $2,750.00