Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) --A 1925 copy of ``Mein Kampf'' signed by Adolf Hitler is sharing space with the 1948 Hebrew text declaring Israel's independence in a showroom at Bonhams auction house in New York.

These unlikely neighbors are part of the fine books and manuscripts sale tomorrow at Bonhams. The 334-lot auction may fetch as much as $1 million.

Hitler's volume, which comes from the first edition of 500 copies, is inscribed to Major Schueler van Kriken and dated Dec. 10, 1925. The auction house has a presale estimate range of $8,000 to $12,000 for the book, which comes from the estate of a Jewish collector.

The book, which combined Hitler's political ideology and autobiography, would appeal to ``serious World War II collectors or Jewish collectors interested in the history of anti- Semitism,'' said Christina Geiger, Bonhams specialist for the sale.

Israel's Declaration of Independence is a first edition of the official publication in Hebrew. Israel proclaimed its independence as a state on May 14, 1948. It was recognized that same day by the U.S. and three days later by the Soviet Union, the auction's catalog says. The lot has a presale high estimate of $8,000.

Birds of Prey

For literary buffs, a hefty 1685 volume of ``Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies'' has an estimate of $25,000 to $35,000. The fourth folio edition was rebound in the early 20th century and now sports a tan-and-gilt cover. Shakespeare's portrait, featured at the beginning of the book, is not the original drawing, according to Bonhams.

John James Audubon's illustrated, seven-volume exploration, ``The Birds of America,'' could fetch as much as $50,000. Published between 1840 and 1844, this octavo-size edition has 500 charming, hand-colored lithographic plates and illustrations in the text, including birds of prey and innocent chirpers.

Leading the scientific manuscripts in the sale is a 166-page ``top secret'' dissertation by Wernher von Braun, technical director of Germany's V-2 rocket program during World War II. It has a high estimate of $30,000.

After Germany surrendered, von Braun was brought to the U.S. to lead the country's rocket development team. He was the first director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center at Huntsville, Alabama.

The paper, interlaced with hand-written annotations, charts and graphs, is dated April 1934. It is still considered an important milestone in the development of modern rockets, the catalog says. Some pages were classified, remaining unpublished until 1960.

``It's one of the first monographs about rocket science,'' said Geiger. ``It represents that moment of inception. People are fascinated with the exploration of space and this is one of the documents that symbolizes the space travel.''

(Katya Kazakina is a reporter for Bloomberg News. The opinions expressed are her own.)

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Last Updated: December 3, 2007 14:13 EST