Regimental Beer Steins of the Imperial German and Royal Bavarian Armies and the Imperial German Navy, 1890 to 1914 [Hardcover]

R. Ron Heiligenstein (Author), James Moy (Translator), Therese Thomas (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1997

This 295 page, 9" X 12" gold embossed hard cover "coffee table quality" reference book, written in English and German, has nine comprehensive chapters and contains well over 500 color photos of a cross section of important regimental beer steins.

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Text: English, German

From the Publisher

Written by R. Ron Heiligenstein, collector, writer and lecturer, this carefully documented reference book is considered to be the definitive text on the subject of regimental beer steins.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 295 pages
• Publisher: R.R. Heiligenstein; 1st edition (October 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096562420X
• ISBN-13: 978-0965624206
• Product Dimensions: 12.4 x 9.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,974,885 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT BOOK LONG OVERDUE.*****, June 27, 1998

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This review is from: Regimental Beer Steins of the Imperial German and Royal Bavarian Armies and the Imperial German Navy, 1890 to 1914 (Hardcover)

AN ESSENTIAL PART OF ANY REGIMENTAL STEIN COLLECTOR'S LIBRARY, REGIMENTAL BEER STEINS SHOWS AT LEAST TWO VIEWS IN COLOR OF 239 STEINS RANGING FROM COMMON TO RARE. MR. HEILIGENSTEIN'S BOOK IS A EXCELLENT REFERENCE WITH INFORMATION ON THE LIFE OF A RECRUIT, HISTORY OF THE GERMAN ARMY AND NAVY, A LIST OF REGIMENTS BY ARMY CORP AND BY NUMERICAL ORDER AND A LIST KINDOMS, DUCHIES, PRINCIPALITIES AND THEIR SOVEREIGNS. THE MAJORITY OF THE BOOK COVERS ALL FACETS OF REGIMENTAL STEINS AND THE ASPECTS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THE COLLECTOR.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Novice Regimental Stein collector who has benefited, March 19, 2000

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Dennis Wayne Sprague (Tulsa Oklahoma) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Regimental Beer Steins of the Imperial German and Royal Bavarian Armies and the Imperial German Navy, 1890 to 1914 (Hardcover)

Regimental stein collectors whether new or well versed will benefit greatly from this book. Mr. Heiligenstein has laid the information out in a logical and orderly fashion. Making it extremely easy to use. The manner at which Mr. Heiligenstein has chronologically presented the history of the regiments, and the principals involved was fantastic. The person purchasing this book will quickly be assisted by years of research and experience put to print by Mr. Heiligenstein. In addition to all of this. The stein illustrations with their double view frames is a novel idea. The stein collector who attempts to collect steins without this book in his reference library is in trouble. Trust me on this, I was there!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Surpasses anything available in the past years., June 28, 1999

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This review is from: Regimental Beer Steins of the Imperial German and Royal Bavarian Armies and the Imperial German Navy, 1890 to 1914 (Hardcover)

I have read Mr R. Ron Heiligenstein's book Regimental Beer Steins. As a regimental stein collector I find that his book gives great insight to the origination and the on going understanding of the regimental stein. His individual photographs and comments on each allow the collector to seek out and gain an understanding of their own collection visually. Mr. Heiligenstein does not spoon feed the reader but he does supply the information that the collector needs to advance his knowledge of rgimental stein collecting. The book is not only educational but is attractive to display for all to see. It is my opinion that Mr. Heiligenstein's book with it's wealth of knowledge should be an addition to all stein collectors reference material.