S.A. LIEDERBUCH by Röhm, Ernst; Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. ; Sturmabteilung - 1933

Diessen Vor München : J. C. Huber, 1933. First Edition. Hardback. 1st Edition. Original Green Soft Cover Illustrated with The Parteiadler with Original Illustrated title page of Sturmabteilung member holding a Nazi Flag. 12mo. 293 pages ; 13 cm. Chiefly music and lyrics. In German. Title translates to English as, "SA Songbook. " The SA, or Sturmabteilung functioned as the original paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) It played a significant role in Adolf Hitler's rise to power in the 1920s and 1930s" (Wikipedia, 2017) This songbook was published in the year of Hitlers rise to power and contains a page-long forward from Ernst Röhm the notorious Nazi leader who was co-founder of the S. A. And was serving as its commander at the time of publication. After playing a major role in the Nazi Partys rise to power, Röhm, by far the highest-ranking gay member Nazi Party, was executed by Hitler one year after his publication of this songbook during the Röhm Putsch (Night of the Long Kinves) as Hitler had begun to grow wary of the S. A. s independence and fear Röhm as a potential rival. OCLC lists 16 copies worldwide. Front Cover is creased. Damp stains throughout. Illustrated title page is torn and, along with a few pages in the front of the book, is detached. Pages toning, not quite brittle. Overall fair Condition. (HOLO2-135-65).