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This is the big 750+ page, Der Sprach-Brockhaus (The Brockhaus Picture Language Dictionary) of German speech and things as published by F.A. Brockhaus of Leipzig. The “German Picture Dictionary for Everybody” is one of the best and most detailed of the entire selection of German language dictionaries published in Nazi Germany during the rule of its 23rd Chancellor, Adolf Hitler.

Most importantly, this is the rare 1938 Third Updated edition which has the special 4-page insert in the front called Das Deutsche Reich seit Ende März 1939 (The Greater German Reich since the End of March 1939) covering the increase of size of Nazi Germany with the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia and the return of the Memel province to Hitler's Germany.

This 1-½ inch thick, 772+ page, 2 pound 83 year old example of Der Sprach-Brockhaus is complete and in very nice condition. The light green embossed linen covers and spine shown minimal shelf wear. The contents is in very good condition and the book has no writing in it, and no offensive odor. If you are a serious Third Reich militaria collector, an author or Third Reich history student, this dictionary is worth its weight in gold.

After a short explanation on how to get the most out of this 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 inch hardcover format Sprach-Brockhaus, this 1938 Picture Dictionary covers Nazi things and Nazi speech better than any other German dictionary of the period. It contains thousands of entries and thousands of super-detailed, ultra precise line drawings of every day and specialized objects of all kinds:
Wehrmacht uniforms and helmets, Nazi flags, binoculars, Nazi Party military and paramilitary badges, the organization of the Nazi Party, the Nazi People’s Radio (Volksempfänger), as well as things like bread, mushroom and tree varieties, German coins, railway cars, firefighting, motorcycles, furniture, whistles, jewelry, skiing, clocks, knives and tools, animals, gymnastics, card games, vacuum cleaners, etc., etc. Everything anyone interested in the German language or Third Reich might wish to refer to.