Christus in Dachau oder Christus der Sieger: Ein Religioses Volksbuch und ein Kirchengeschichtliches Zeugnis fur Priester und Volk by Johann Maria Lenz - 1957

Wien-Mauer: Libri Catholici, 1957. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. Signed by the author on the front and page. DJ is scuffed and soiled with numerous edge chips and tears/bumps. Red cloth boards underneath are still clean except for some minor edge darkening, corners are also mildly bumped. The internal binding is good and text pages are tight. The rear pastedown has some lumps near the gutter but this appears to be from the original binding process. Pages are clean with no issues. No other handwriting other than the author's signature, no bookplates, no library markings etc.. Text is in German.

1957. LENZ, Johann Maria. CHRISTUS IN DACHAU ODER CHRISTUS DER SIEGER. Illustrated. Wien-Mauer: Buchversand: Libri Catholici, 1957. Small quarto, red cloth stamped in gilt; 470 pages. Revised Edition- a printed stamp states that the book was printed in Austria. Father Lenz, an Austrian Catholic priest, was imprisoned in Dachau from 1940 to 1945- and this is his story. About 2,600 clerymen were imprisoned in Dachau, from 134 dioceses and 24 nations, with about 1,034 being killed. Laid-in is a copy of a promotional letter from Lenz about the book. Signed by Father Lenz on the front endpaper, above his ink stamp that reads: "Many especially greetings from Rev. Father J.M. Lenz. God bless you!" Very Good condition (covers bright; contents clean & tight). $50.00.

Wien: Buchversand, Libri Catholici, 1957. Hardcover. Revised Edition. Cloth, Large 8vo, viii, 470 pages. In German. Includes numerous illustrations. 25 cm. Includes index. Author, an Austrian Catholic priest, was imprisoned for 5 years at Dachau. Includes signed letter (fundraising to rebuild a cathedral destroyed in the war) from Lenz laid in. Lenz has also signed the book on the front endpaper. SUBJECT(S): Clergy -- Germany -- Biography. World War, 1939-1945 -- Religious aspects. World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, German. Dachau (Concentration camp) Catholic Church -- Germany -- Clergy -- Biography. Catholic Church -- Germany -- History -- 1933-1945. Very Good Condition. (H-40-15).