Adolph Hitler "Pictures from the Life of the Fuhrer" Photo Book in German, copy-write 1936. Historical Book. Approx size 9 1/2" x 12 1/4" x 1 1/4" thick. Original Cigaretten Bilderdienst book published by Alton Bahrenfeld... The purpose of the book was to assemble and present pictures that were glued on the pages to tell the story of the German Fuhrer's life and ascension to power in the Third Reich.The pictures were offered by the cigarette company and to get a packet of them for your album or book you would find coupons in your pack of cigarettes and you would send them in and the company would provide you free of charge a very nicely packaged envelope of these pictures and then you would glue them into the book... It consists of 133 pages with hundreds of glossy black-and-white pictures by Heinrich Hoffmann, Hitler's personal photographer... There are wonderful pictorials depicting many areas of the party, many personalities, ceremonies, architecture, Wehrmacht, etc.... It really is the all-around best book on the era for general information and photographic clarity. It is a masterpiece of literary and photographic history... The spine shows wear and is starting to separate, otherwise in good condition. Internal pages are in great condition complete with all pictures... Brought back as a souvenir by a U.S. soldier after his WWII tour of duty in Europe.