Young Hitler: The Story Of Our Friendship (1954) By August Kubizek
 
August Kubizek met Adolf Hitler in 1904 while they were both competing for standing room at the opera. Their mutual passion for music created a strong bond & over the next four years they became close friends. Kubizek describes a reticent young man, painfully shy, yet capable of bursting into hysterical fits of anger if anyone disagreed with him. The two boys would often talk for hours on end; Hitler found Kubizek to be a very good listener, a worthy confidant to his hopes & dreams. In 1908 Kubizek moved to Vienna & shared a room with Hitler at 29 Stumpergasse. During this time, Hitler tried to get into art school, but he was unsuccessful. With his money fast running out, he found himself sinking to the lower depths of the an unkind world of isolation & 'constant unappeasable hunger'. Hitler moved out of the flat in November, without leaving a forwarding address; Kubizek did not meet his friend again until 1938. The Young Hitler I Knew tells the story of an extraordinary friendship, & gives fascinating insight into Hitler's character during these formative years. A must for Hitler scholars.
 
An English language profile of the teen-aged Adolf Hitler, told by a close friend who knew the future tyrant quite well when they both lived in Vienna. This work helps complete a previously empty picture of the development of the future Nazi leader. With several plates bearing photos and reproductions of artworks and documents. Translated from the German by E. V. Anderson, and with an introduction by H. R. Trevor-Roper.
 
First Edition
 
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
204 Pages 
In Good Condition