Statistik, Presse und Organisationen des Judentums in den Vereinigten Staaten und Kanada.

ADOLF HITLER'S COPY. A manual on the "Statistics, Media, and Organizations of Jewry in the United States and Canada." Prepared by Heinz Kloss (1904-87), linguist and specialist in Nazi racial ideology, a publication in the "Confidential Overseas Report Series." Printed diagonally across the front cover and title page: "For Official Use Only! " Aside from detailed Jewish population figures by state and city, the work provides a comprehensive listing of all North American Jewish organizations. As late as 1944 - with Germany clearly losing the war - plans seem to have been afoot to corral for extermination of American Jews should the Germans have succeeded in invading the United States. Remarkably, affixed to the inside of the front wrapper of this copy is a large bookplate bearing the name Adolf Hitler. With its eagle, oak leaf, and swastika design (attributed to Hitler, the frustrated artist, himself), it was utilized for books from the private library at the Berghof, Hitler's vacation home near Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps.