A first edition of Mein Kampf signed by Adolf Hitler is set to fetch at least $ 35,000 in a controversial online auction . The two-volume set was published from 1925 and inscribed by the far-Right leader to Philipp Bouhler , the 12th member of the Nazi party who oversaw the murders of 70,000 people . It is the third copy of Hitler 's racist autobiographical manifesto to be sold by the same Los Angeles auction house in just a month - with the previous two fetching $ 64,850 . First edition : This signed , two-volume copy of Mein Kampf could fetch at least $ 35,000 in a controversial auction . It is the third copy of Hitler 's manifesto to be sold be the same auction house in just one month . Auction house owner Nate Sanders , whose eponymous firm is running the sale , defended the decision to sell racist books saying they were 'part of history ' . The sale of Nazi memorabilia is banned in some European countries , including Germany and France , and led to a major French case against Yahoo more than a decade ago . But Mr Sanders , who is Jewish , said most collectors were not neo-Nazis but simply military history aficionados . 'It is a piece of history , ' he said last week . 'The same people who collect Adolf Hitler ( items ) collect George Washington , or World War II , or George Patton . 'You have the whole gamut . There 's white supremacist collectors of Hitler , and there 's Jewish collectors of Hitler items . ' The volumes were signed by the Nazi party leader after his release from prison for high treason in 1924 . Inscribed : The books were given to Philipp Bouhler , the 12th member of the Nazi party who oversaw the murders of 70,000 people , for Christmas in 1925 and 1926 , each carrying a message from Hitler . Dedication : The second message said : 'To Herr Philipp Bouhler , on the occasion of Christmas inscribed most sincerely as a sign of recognition of your performance of duties , Adolf Hitler , Munich , December 24 , 1926 ' They were published by Franz Eher Nachfolger of Munich and inscribed to Bouhler , one of the leaders of the Beer Hall Putsch in 1923 when Hitler attempted to overthrow the Bavarian government by gunpoint . He went on to be a key Nazi leader , and as Chief of the Chancellery for Hitler he led the barbaroc T4 'child euthanasia ' programme . Between 1939 and 1941 more than 70,000 sick and disabled children and adults were killed at extermination centres in psychiatric hospitals in Germany and Austria . Anti-Semite : Hitler 's manifesto outlined his conspiracy theory that Jews caused Germany 's ills . Doctors continued their unethical practices right up until the end of the war , which historians believe may have claimed another 200,000 lives . Mein Kampf was initially published in two volumes , the first in 1925 and the second in 1926 . The deeply anti-Semitic book outlined Hitler 's political ideas and pushed the theory that Jews were responsible for all of Germany 's economic problems . It was dictated to Hitler 's deputy Rudolf Hess while he was behind bars for his part in the Beer Hall Putsch , and was designed to raise money for his defence . The signed volumes are being sold with a starting price of $ 35,000 , but could fetch far more when the auction ends on March 26 . Volumes of Mein Kampf from the 1930s are common because they were wedding gifts in Nazi Germany , but a copy signed by the author is rare . The previous two copies of Mein Kampf held by the California auction house , both signed , had a starting price of $ 20,000 but sold for $ 64,850 on Friday . The first volume of the edition now up for sale is signed : 'To Herr Philipp Bouhler , in grateful recognition of your loyal work for our movement on the occasion of Christmas 1925 , inscribed most sincerely , Adolf Hitler , Munich , December 24 , 1925 . ' The signature on the second volume reads : 'To Herr Philipp Bouhler , on the occasion of Christmas inscribed most sincerely as a sign of recognition of your performance of duties , Adolf Hitler , Munich , December 24 , 1926 . ' Signed pages : The sale of Nazi memorabilia is banned in come European countries including France . Two copies of Mein Kampf , including this one inscribed to future SS leader Joseph Bauer , were sold by the same auction house on Friday for $ 65,000 . Owner Nate Sanders defended the sales as 'part of history ' Sam Heller , of Nate D Sanders auctions , said : 'Volumes of Mein Kampf signed by Hitler are scarce , but these volumes take on extra significance because Hitler inscribed them to Philipp Bouhler . 'He was responsible for the Nazi Aktion program , which murdered over 70,000 disabled adults and children in Germany . 'They are an ominously signed set of books that futilely warned the world of Hitler 's intentions . ' The books have been rebound in burgundy leather boards with gilt lettering since their publication . The auction house has not revealed their history or the identity of the seller .
Two-volume set was published from 1925 and signed by far-Right leader . It was inscribed to Philipp Bouhler , the 12th member of the Nazi party . It is third copy of Nate Sanders from same U.S. auctioneer in a month . Mein Kampf in Los Angeles sold two previous copies for $ 65,000 . Mr Sanders , who is Jewish , defends sales saying books 'part of history ' Sales of Nazi memorabilia are banned in Germany and France .