World War II Merck, M., ed. Der Reichsparteitag... Lot 1795

[World War II] Merck, M., ed. Der Reichsparteitag der Ehre in Nürnberg Offenbach, W. Gerstung, 1937, 22,(2) p., printed in 250 copies, this copy signed "Mathilde Merck" in pen on p. 22, typography by W. Kumm, bound as a blockbook, orig. vellum-backed boards w. ill. by W. Harwerth, in cardboard slipcase, 4to. Sl. foxed throughout. An extremely rare, privately published pro-Nazi publication. Merck (1864-1958) was the wife of the extremely wealthy German chemist Willy Merck (1860-1932), owner of the Merck firm (now known as Merck Chemicals). She financially supported the Edda-Gesellschaft, Heinrich Himmler's Ahnenerbe (ancestral heritage) and the Utrecht-born national socialist Herman Wirth.