Almanach der Deutschen Beamten

Berlin: Verlag Beamtenpresse, 1934. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Sm. quarto. 204, [4]pp. Quarter-cloth over paper-covered boards with color illustrated inlay. Illustration is a reproduction of a painting by Professor Horn showing Hitler, Staatssekretär Lammers and other Nazi officials during a flag dedication of the Fachschaftsgruppe "Reichskanzlei" which took place on October 27th, 1933. Frontispiece portraits in b/w of Hitler and Reichs Minister Wilhelm Frick with their signatures in facsimile. Rare National Socialist publication looking at officials and branches of civil and public service in the Third Reich. Includes a printed list of all National Socialists killed from 1923-1933. Illustrated with b/w reproductions of photographs, some in photomontage. Photos show portraits of Hermann Göring, Generaloberst Werner von Blomberg, Constantin Freiherr von Neurath, Rudolf Heß and others, as well as images of Hitler at rallies, other Nazi mass meetings, etc. Another section with small photographs of the most important officials accompanied by short biographies. Large b/w fold-out map with outlining in red of the Gaue (regions) of the Reichsbund der Deutschen Beamten, tipped-in at rear endpaper, as issued. With 25 page section of a 1935 calendar. Small stamp "14. Feb. 1935" followed by a few words in cursive on inside of front board. Text in German, gothic script. Exceptional copy in fine condition. Scarce.