'Mein Kampf' autographed by Hitler sells at auction for £40,000

A SIGNED copy of Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" has sold for £40,000 at an auction in Los Angeles.
  

SOLD: Adolf Hitler's signed 'Mein Kampf' went for £40,000 
 

The two-volume Nazi manifesto, considered one of the most racist and shocking books of the modern era, almost tripled its estimated price of £12,000.


In the book, an inscription suggests the book was given to Nazi SS guard Josef Bauer and autographed by Hitler during World War Two.

Eleven people bid on the online auction that was sold by auction house Nate D Sanders earlier today.
"Mein Kampf", which translates to "My Struggle", was written by Hitler while he was in prison.

 
NAZI: Hitler's regime was laid out in Mein Kampf 
 

In the book, he set out his vision for a "pure" Germany and the basis behind his Nazi regime.
Mr Sanders, who is Jewish, said despite its content, such items of historical significance should be freely available to buy.

He said: "I think it's very heinous, but it is an auction item, it is a memento, it's a piece of memorabilia and a piece of history.

"You have the whole gamut. There's white supremacist collectors of Hitler, and there's Jewish collectors of Hitler"
The same copy of Bauer's books sold in London in 2012 for £15,000.