Bidspirit auction | Collection of Contemporary History: Literature

Collection of Contemporary History: Literature & Documents (Focus WWI) - Collection of Contemporary History: Literature & Documents (Focus WWI) For sale is a versatile collection of historical books, specialist literature, and documents, primarily covering the period of the First World War and German history of the first half of the 20th century. Collection Highlights: • Militaria & War Reports: • “The First World War”: Large illustrated book/documentation with numerous contemporary photographs. • “Mutiny in the Imperial Navy”: (Ernst Legahn), Koehler's small naval library. • “The Liberation 1813-1814-1815”: Historical review of the Wars of Liberation. • Strategic Maps: Original folded maps (including 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Army / right flank). • Politics & Society: • “How it came about - The German wrong path from Bismarck to Hitler”: (Fritz Harzendorf), contemporary analysis. • “Germany's Acquittal from War Guilt”: (Bernhard Schwertfeger), legal-political treatise. • “Monarchy or Republic?”: Cultural-historical disputes. • “700 Years of the Prussian Regional Association”: Documentation on regional history. • Economy & Technical Knowledge: • “Handbook of German Economic Geography”: Comprehensive standard work (around 1902). • “Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning 1863–1913”: Magnificent volume on the 50th anniversary of the later Hoechst AG. • “Strong Practical Rabbit Breeding”: Old textbook on small animal husbandry. • “Jugend-Kosmos”: Scientific yearbook (war edition). “Concise Geography of the Grand Duchy of Baden” (Fridolin Hepting, 1893): An interesting pedagogical contemporary document from the late 19th century. In addition to geography, the booklet contains an overview of German history and served as a reader for practicing various handwritings in Baden elementary schools. (Condition: Significant signs of wear on the binding, commensurate with age). • “The Gas Generator” (Engineer C. Hahn, Reutlingen): A rare, technical instruction book for operating gas generators. This technology was of great importance, especially during the war and early post-war period, for operating vehicles without liquid fuels (gasoline/diesel). • “Handel – Judas Maccabæus” (Breitkopf & Härtel's Text Library No. 30): A historical text booklet (libretto) for George Frideric Handel's famous oratorio. Printed by the renowned music publisher Breitkopf & Härtel in Leipzig.