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19341691211934. FASCISM. La lotta contro tubercolosi in Italia. 114 pp. illustrated throughout with photographs and diagrams. Small folio 282 x 211 mm. bound in publisher's illustrated wrappers. Rome: Federazione italiana nazionale fascista per la lotta contro la tuberculosi 1934. A fine copy of a book where the imaginative design is in dramatic contrast to the dreary contents. A rare book with OCLC listing only one copy in the U.S. at the International Labor Office in Washington D.C. unknown
19381722651938. FASCISM. La Milizia universitaria ai goliardi del mondo 1938-XVI. 240 pp. illustrated throughout. Folio 365 x 280 mm. publisher's illustrated boards. Milan: Italica editoriale 1938. Despite the overwhelming presence of Mussolini this is one of the most stunning Italian interwar photobooks with immense care taken with the design and layout. Although there is scattered foxing throughout it does not detract from the overall stunning impression made by the book. There is a little wear to the fragile boards which are not strong enough to support such a heavy book. OCLC lists only University of Siena. Grillo Il Libro Fotografico Italiano 1931-1941. pp. 190-191. hardcover
19411671631941. FASCISM. La Pubblicità d'Italia. Nos. 43-46. 467 pp. profusely illustrated. Folio 318 x 230 mm. bound in publisher's illustrated wrappers in a new cloth folding box. Milan: Sindicato Nazionale Fascista 1941. A massive survey of Italian advertising at the begining of the war published with text in Italian and German as a special supplement to the periodical La Pubblicità d'Italia. A tour de force of book design and an encyclopedia of fascist aesthetic. Rare with most copies seemingly destroyed in the War. hardcover
19401711581940. FASCISM. Littoriali dello sport: anno XVII. 133 pp. profusely illustrated. Folio 330 x 240 mm. publisher's cloth. Firenze: Soc. An. Edit. Universitaria 1940. A large format homage to the glories of sporting competitions under fascism. What differentiates this book from similar works is the loving attention given to the design. There is some inoffensive foxing which is almost exclusively restricted to the fore-edges and endpapers as well as the binding. Extremely rare with OCLC listing just one copy worldwide in Italy. hardcover
19291692541929. FASCISM. Lo Sviluppo Dell'Industria Italiana. 5 leaves text including title and table of contents followed by 83 colour lithographic charts. Small oblong folio 210 x 290 mm. bound in publisher's printed grey wrappers. Rome: Litografia del Genio Civile 1929. A delightful book which is essentially an Italian take on the Isotype with the book been largely composed of charts and diagrams composed in the same manner as Isotypes but with a distinctly Italian twist. A rare book with OCLC listing no copies in the U.S. and 2 in Europe. The top hinges of the wrappers have some splitting but otherwise a fine copy. unknown
2091502133514410Taiyo shuppan N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Taiyo shuppan paperback
19652092902140313974Kobunsha 1965. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Kobunsha paperback
19351718391935. MORGAGNI Manlio. La Rivista Illustrata del Popolo d'Italia. 80 Numbers Unpaginated. Illustrated throughout with photographs and photomontages. Folio bound in publisher's illustrated wrappers as issued. Milan: 1924-1943. A superb collection of the official fascist propaganda magazine full of stunning full-page illustrations by Munari Carboni Nizzoli Strada Ricas Depero Sironi Bazzi and others as well as a host of photographs and photmontages. Even many of the advertisements are remarkable examples of fascist book design. As a collection this is a unique window into Italian book-design of the period. Overall in good condition but with occasional wear to spines. For some reason sets are incredibly rare with OCLC just listing 2 sets 1 in the British Library and 1 in the Spanish National Library. To find such a large number of issues is extremely rare. See Grillo. Il Libro Fotografico Italiano 1931-1941 pp.94-96. unknown
19381711871938. ROME. Bozzetti di addobbo dell'urbe per la visita del Führer. Die Ausschmueckungsentwuerfe der Stadt Roms fuer den Besuch des Fuehrers. Folio 316 x 321 mm. publisher's cloth. Rome: n.p. 1938. An extremely pompous tome published to celebrate Hitler's visit to Rome. Perhaps the bad taste is a reflection of the visitor rather than the hosts. Signed by the governor of Rome Piero Colonna with his calling card laid in. OCLC lists only the Wolfsonian and Cleveland Public Library in the U.S. plus 5 in Europe. hardcover
19381710831938. 171083 ROME. Il Gruppo Montecatini per l'autarchia mineraria. 72 pp. illustrated throughout with charts and photographs 10 pages on different coloured paper thumb-indexed with a loose map of the exhibition. Small 8vo publisher's silver wrappers in a new silver cloth box with an orange label. Rome: Mostra Autarchica del Minerale Italiano Anno XVII 1938. $2500.00 From the silver wrappers to the vari-coloured thumb index this is a small masterpiece and a splendid example of Italian interwar book design. A touch of foxing but overall a well-preserved copy of a rare work with OCLC listing only one copy in Italy. hardcover
19381699351938. ROME. La Milizia universitaria ai goliardi del mondo 1938-XVI. 240 pp. illustrated throughout with 12 additional plates on heavier paper present only in the first 200 copies. Folio 365 x 280 mm. publisher's full morocco. Milan: Italica editoriale 1938. Despite the overwhelming presence of Mussolini this is one of the most stunning Italian interwar photobooks with immense care taken with the design and layout. Although there is scattered foxing throughout it does not detract from the overall stunning impression made by the book. There is a little wear to the fragile boards which are not strong enough to support such a heavy book. One of the extra deluxe copies being No. 133 of 200 copies. OCLC lists only University of Siena presumably a trade version. Grillo Il Libro Fotografico Italiano 1931-1941. pp. 190-191. hardcover
19802090502113718043Not Available 1980. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
19381710561938. TORINO. EIAR: anno XVII. Unpaginated illustrated throughout. Folio 286 x 235 mm. publisher's boards. Firenze: Ballerini 1938. This is certainly one of the best examples of the fascist book where a work of otherwise no redeeming value is made desirable through its brilliant design. The designer has sought to go beyond the endless pictures of Mussolini using imaginative layouts and plentiful photomontage. The boards are bowed but otherwise a fine copy of a rare book with OCLC listing only a copy at the University of Amsterdam. Grillo Il Libro Fotografico Italiano 1931-1941. pp. 174-176. hardcover
1933864j1583London: Victor Gollancz Ltd. Good with no dust jacket. 1933. Second Printing. Hardcover. "Aims at keeping alive the memory of the criminal acts of the Nazi Government. A contribution to the fight against Hitler Fascism. This fight is not directed against Germany; it is a fight on behalf of the real Germany." - Introduction. Accuses Goebbels of planning the Reichstag fire and Goering of carrying out the plan. Argues the Nazis needed the fire to motivate Hindenburg to give Hitler the emergency powers needed to crush his political opponents. 351 pages. Black and white reproductions of photos including images of several victims of Nazi violence. Includes an appendix which provides detailed particulars of 250 of over 500 Nazi murders since March 3rd based upon official German announcements press reports which have not been denied and authenticated witness reports. 19 x 13.5cm. Second printing of this work first issued earlier in the same year. Tight and unmarked with moderate wear to original red cloth partially sunned at spine. No dust jacket. A sound example of this violent history. Madden p.180 Kehr & Langmaid 1082 The Weiner Library - Catalogue Series No. 7 #188.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tal; Nazi Party Reichstag Fire Germany - History Hindenburg Goering Goebbels Adolf Hitler Nazi Persecution . Victor Gollancz Ltd. hardcover