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The Burning of The Reichstag, Reed, Douglas, Special Correspondent of The Times at the Leipzig Trial. Published by Victor Gollancz, London, 1934. First Edition, Publishers Note Laid-In. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 352pp. with four black and white plates. Black cloth boards, gilt spine titles. Text block is clean without markings, tears or folds; a very light toning to edges. Boards are clean and binding is strong. Un clipped dust jacket has darkened along spine and edges. Minor chipping to head and foot. Protected in mylar. An exceedingly rare copy in original wrapper.The Reichstag fire February 27, 1933 was a critical event in the expansion of Nazi power. Hitler seized upon the building's fire as evidence of communist scheming and the following day, a state of emergency was declared and orders were given for all KPD (The Communist Party of Germany) members of the Reichstag to be arrested. The Reichstag Fire Decree imposed restrictions on the press, banned political meetings and marches, and intercepted… Read More

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1934. Book. Fair. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 352 pages. Four black and white plates. "The greater part of this book was written during the trial of the five men accused of firing the Reichstag. It was thus written in ignorance of the verdict - but in the conviction that four of these men, on the evidence, were innocent of all connection with the fire. This leads of necessity to the further conviction that the great historical question, 'Who fired the Reichstag?' remains for the future to answer." - from Foreword. Rebound by library with usual markings. Above-average wear. Spine slant. A worthy reading copy of this important historical work. Madden p.180, Weiner Library Cat. 7 #199, Phillips p.181..