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1948310872Milano: A. Mondadori 1948. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a poor edge-torn with some loss and dust-dulled dust wrapper now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description: 280 p. ports. black & white. Subjects: Mussolini Benito 1883-1945. Autobiography. History. Genre: Autobiography. Illustrated. [Milano]: A. Mondadori hardcover
1924256441New York: Il Martello 1924. 133p. paperback very good top of pages unopened a lovely example. "Il Martello" The Hammer was a weekly anti-fascist publication edited by Carlo Tresca. A collection of early texts on religion and nationalism by three former leftists who had become prominent fascists illustrating their complete betrayal of their prior beliefs. The text of Mussolini's section is from a debate held in 1904; it notes that this book was published 20 years later hence the estimated date of 1924. Il Martello unknown
1930162844Paris: Associated Press 1930. Vintage press photograph of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini flying a plane circa 1930s. Printed mimeo snipe in French and Associated Press stamp on the verso.<br /> <br /> Mussolini a longtime civilian pilot passed examinations in early 1937 to become a military pilot. <br /> <br /> From the archive of the PIX Agency an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers as well as those still living in Europe and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. <br /> <br /> 6.5 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus with a small ink annotation on the top left margin of the recto. Associated Press unknown
953901Italy Rome 1930s. Photo album and Photos all in very good condition l Foro Mussolini in Rome was built between 1928 and 1938 to the design of Enrico Del Debbio an example of Italian fascist architecture instituted by Mussolini. unknown
192585671Boston: Small Maynard and Co 1925. First American Edition. First printing. Red cloth hardcover; dustjacket; 195pp. Hairline crack to front hinge holding strong else clean tight and unmarked in the original publisher's cloth; Very Good or better. In the original pictorial dustwrapper all four corners clipped by publisher priced $2.00 on front flap. Rubbed and slightly edgeworn with losses at margins not affecting printed area; Good or better. <br /> <br /> The first printing in English of any of Mussolini's memoirs these written while he was a soldier in the enlisted ranks of the Italian Army during WW1 long before he had adopted his Fascist ideology and persona. An expanded version was published by Scribner's in 1928 but the current edition is decidedly uncommon especially in dustwrapper. Small, Maynard and Co unknown
LOLLI3Perugia Field Educational Italia 1997 volume in folio cm. 41 x 32 legatura in piena pelle con titoli argentati al piatto anteriore ed al dorso bassorilievo applicato al piatto anteriore firmato Bucher cofanetto rigido contenitivo pp. 372-8 con numerosissime illustrazioni fiotografiche nel testo. Dedica autografa firmata di Monyca Mussolini. Edizione speciale stampata in tre distinti caratteri Palatino su carta marcata Modigliani prodotta dalla cartiere di Cordenons. Tiratura di 2999 esemplari numerati oltre a 30 copie per prova d'artista. ns. copia è una di queste ultime. In eccellente stato di conservazione. unknown
1939205718Milano : Edizioni Bignami 1939. 1st Edition in this form. Paperback. Author's presenation copy with ""omaggio dell'autore"" inked stamped to half-title. Very good paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Pages 105-end unread and unopened. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 111 pages; Description: xxiii 111p. ; 18cm. Subjects: Fascism - Italy. Italy - Politics and government - 1914-1945. Notes: Originally published in the Enciclopedia italiana v. 14 1932 p. 847-851. Language: Italian. Milano : Edizioni Bignami paperback
1934328555Milano : Ulrico Hoepli Editore 1934. 1st edition. Hardcover. Good copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Frontispieces accompanied by a guard sheet. Remains quite well-preserved set overall. Physical description: 10 volumes of 13 ; 23 cm. Notes: Volumes dated 1934 published in 1933. published: Milano: U. Hoepli 1940. Contents: 1. Dall'intervento al fascismo --. 2. La rivoluzione fascista -- 3. L'inizio della nuova politica -- 4. Il 1924 -- 5. Scritti e discorsi dal 1925 al 1926 -- 6. Scritti e discorsi dal 1926 al 1928 -- 7. Scritti e discorsi dal 1929 al 1931 -- 8. Scritti e discorsi dal 1932 al 1933 -- 9. Scritti e discorsi dal gennaio 1934 al 4 novembre 1935 --10. Scritti e discorsi dell'Impero. Subjects: Italy -- Politics and government -- 1914-1945. Politics and government. Italy. Milano : Ulrico Hoepli Editore hardcover
192713200Milano: A. Mondadori 1927. First Edition. Boards. Near fine. Presentation copy of Il Nuovo Stato Unitario Italiano Con Quattro Autografi by Benito Mussolini for the Italian Book Exhibition of San Francisco California 1929. Octavo 111pp 1p Index. Quarter white vellum marbled boards title in gilt over leather spine label. Some leaves unopened. Four folded facsimiles. Bookplate for The Italian Book Exhibition of San Francisco on front pastedown endpaper. A scarce copy. A. Mondadori unknown
19353396641Barcelona.: Bosch. 1935. Paperback. Cubierta deslucida. Lomo rozado. Firma del anterior propietario. Good. 23 cm. 8 v. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial. Mussolini Benito 1883-1945. Traducción de Enrique Massaguer y Francisco Hostench. Clarasó. I. Desde la campaña pro guerra hasta el Fascismo 15 noviembre 1914-23 marzo 1919 3 hoj. 413 pág. 1 hoj. 1 map. II. Revolución fascista 23 marzo-1919- 28 octubre 1922 384 pág. III. Los comienzos de la nueva política 28 octubre 1922 - 31 diciembre 1923 126 pág. IV. El año 1924. 454 pág. V. Desde el 1925 al 1926. 509 pág. VI. Desde el 1927 al 1928. 306 pág. VII. Desde el 1929 al 1931. 359 pág. VIII. Desde el 1932 al 1933. 302 pág . Cubierta deslucida. Lomo rozado. Firma del anterior propietario. Política 32Mussolini Partidos políticos. Movimientos políticos nacionales 329.1845 Bosch. paperback
1945015744no place: No publisher 1945. Photographic Image. Near fine condition. No Binding. Early edition. Two black & white photographs measuring approximately 4.25 inches x 6.25 inches 105mm x 162mm depicting the upside-down hanging corpse of Italian Fascist Dictator Benito Mussolini and others on April 29 1945. A day earlier Mussolini his mistress Clara Claretta Petacci her brother and the dictator's 15 person entourage of ministers and officials of the Italian Social Republic were captured by partisans. They had been traveling with retreating German forces with Mussolini apparently wearing a German military uniform. They were executed in Giulino di Mezzegra by shooting or firing squad and the bodies transported south of Milan and dumped at the old Piazzale Loreto which was renamed Piazza Quindici Martiri. After the corpses were shot kicked and spat upon the bodies were hung upside-down on meathooks from the roof of an Esso gas station. The bodies were then stoned by civilians. The site had previously been used for executions of partisans by Axis authories. One photographs shows a total of 7 hanging corpses identified only by number. Numbers 4 and 5 are Mussolini and his mistress Petacci. Historical records identify number 3 as Achille Starace. A gas pump is clearly visible in the immediate background as is the gas station. It is almost a straight on shot maybe 15 degrees to the right showing 50-60 spectators and a few men facing the crowd apparently acting as security. There are no G.I.'s shown although 4-5 men in leather jackets standing directly in front of the corpses may be aviators.The other photograph is a close-up of Mussolini and his mistress taken about 45 degrees from the left. There is no photographer's identification on the front or back of the prints. Minor staining to the edges. These are original prints from 1945. No publisher hardcover
19211002B14London: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd. 1921-1935. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. Author's own copies of these four historical plays by prominent poet and playwright John Drinkwater each clad in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Handsome collection of four historical plays by prominent poet and playwright John Drinkwater each clad in the original unclipped dust wrapper.Collection comprised of:1921 Mary Stuart - first edition;1922 Preludes 1921-1922 - first edition;1932 Napoleon: the Hundred Days by Benito Mussolini and Giovacchino Forzano - first English edition scarce;1935 Abraham Lincoln.In publisher's original red cloth bindings each accompanied by the original unclipped dust wrapper.Preludes 1921-1922 is one of one hundred and twenty-five copies printed in a limited run by The Bookman's Journal.Napoleon: the Hundred Days is the first English edition adapted for the stage by John Drinkwater from the work originally produced in Italian by prominent playwright Giovacchino Forzano and dictator Benito Mussolini.From the library of John Drinkwater the English poet and dramatist who prior to the First World War was associated with the Dymock poets with his contributions appearing in all five volumes of Georgian Poetry. After the war he achieved great success with his play Abraham Lincoln and became a founding member of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. In publisher's original red cloth bindings each accompanied by the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally smart with slight bumping and rubbing and the odd mark. Dust wrappers feature marginally heavier shelf wear resulting in a number of small tears and chips the most significant being to Napoleon: the Hundred Days. Marking also minorly more prominent Abraham Lincoln featuring a moderate tide mark to the front cover. Internally firmly bound. Spotting mainly contained to the first and last few pages of each volume texts otherwise bright and clean. Very Good Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd. hardcover
2-73586Roma 1926 A. IV n° 1/12 rilegata in-4to mezza pelle titolo in oro al dorso bellissime cop. a colori Depero ecc. annata completa dei 12 fascicoli di pp. 96 cad. complet. ill. Un mito quasi tra tutte le pur belle riviste graficamente del periodo. unknown
115625Very Good. A large document on thick paper 370 × 247 mm on official printed letterhead 'Il Duce' with a crest; folded once horizontally and vertically; a few small marks creases and two tiny sealed tears near the edges well clear of the slightly smudged signature; overall in very good condition. A typescript translation of the document is supplied. An apposite document relating to Mussolini who was wounded on active service in the First World War. 'After the war with the Socialist Party closed to him and Communism threatening disruption he founded 1919 the first "Fascio di Combattimento" nominally to serve the cause of the neglected ex-servicemen. This proved the starting point of "Fascism". Mussolini took over the nationalist theme and the theatrical equipment black shirts banners etc. from d'Annunzio and was quick to realise that by turning his gangs against the communists he would win government toleration and much outside support' 'Dictionary of World Biography'. He was prime minister from 1922-43 and dictator from 1925 until his summary execution by partisans in April 1945. <p>Provenance: Collection of The Hon Barry Jones AC. unknown
2-86104Alba Field Educational 1996 in-folio cm. 42 x 32 bella legatura in piena pelle nera con titoli argentati al piatto anteriore ed al dorso sbalzo laminato in foglia di argento eseguito a mano al piatto anteriore custodia in seta moire pp. 379 con numerosissime illustrazioni fotografiche nel testo. Tiratura di 2999 copie numerate il ns esemplare n. 417. Stato di nuovo. unknown
192987715Paris:: Helleu et Sergent. Very Good. 1929. Hardcover. Text is in French. Translated from the Italian. Thirteen page preface by Benito Mussolini. Illustrated with wood engravings. Limited edition: this copy is number 886 of 1550 copies. Duodecimo sturdy vellum binding with black and red lettering on the spine top edge gilt sewn-in ribbon bookmark original covers bound in. Some dust soiling to the vellum binding else very good or better. Binding is solid and tight. ; 300 pages . Helleu et Sergent, hardcover
40054thanking him for his letter and for sending him "a copy of your speech on the occasion of the Annual Banquet of the Canadian Manufacturer's Association and making mention also of the article published in regard to me in. the New York Times. I am greatly pleased that you retain such kindly memories of your sojourn in Italy during the recent Congress of the International Chamber of Commerce and we are particularly grateful for your flattering appreciation in regard to my Country and to the policy of re-establishment pursued by the National Fascista Government which I have the honour to preside over." 2 sides A4 Ministry of Foreign Affairs headed paper 3rd September As Prime Minister the first years of Mussolini's rule were characterised by a right-wing coalition government composed of Fascists nationalists liberals and two Catholic clerics from the Popular Party. Mussolini's domestic goal was the eventual establishment of a totalitarian state with himself as supreme leader Il Duce. He favored the complete restoration of state authority with the integration of the Fasci di Combattimento into the armed forces. In political and social economy he passed legislation that favoured the wealthy industrial and agrarian classes. Together with a Typed Letter Signed from Eugene Bonardell the Consul General of Italy in Ottawa to Shaw sending thanks on behalf of Mussolini. unknown
19261004H2New York : Frederick A. Stokes Company 1926 . Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 9" by 6". None Stated. An uncommon copy of this highly sympathetic biography of Benito Mussolini written by his confidante and prominent Fascist intellectual Margherita Sarfatti. In the publisher's original dark cloth binding. First published in September 1925 this is the fifth impression published in December 1926. Complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated with eight monochrome plates including a frontispiece. Collated complete. A contemporary biography of Benito Mussolini written by the Italian journalist critic and prominent propaganda adviser of the National Fascist Party Margherita Sarfatti a prominent supporter of early Italian Fascism and a close associate of Mussolini.First published in Italian as Dux the work presents a sympathetic account of Mussolini"s rise from socialist journalist and agitator to the leader of Fascist Italy presenting the dictator as a dynamic and transformative national leader. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally very smart. Very minor shelf wear to extremities. Dust wrapper generally smart. Slight soiling to wraps with the odd light handling mark. Small area of loss to lower rear wrap. Scattered spotting to spine. Minor tide marking to lower extremities of front wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Closed tear to fore edge of pages 323-324 only slightly affecting the text. Very Good Indeed Frederick A. Stokes Company hardcover
1925021840New York: Stokes 1925. New York: Stokes 1925. 8vo. First edition in English. Translated from the Italian by Frederic Whyte who "condensed the work somewhat freely". Cloth binding gilt titles. Antique ex-library with hand-numbered and hand-dated bookplate. 347 pp. Illustrated with photographs frontispiece plus 10 additional. Preface by Mussolini. Contemporary biography obviously written with Mussolini's approval and involvement. Previous owner bookplate of Nicolas Roman Wreden. Very good. First Edition in English. Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stokes Hardcover
1933KC7942Munchen und Berlin: Verlag von R. Oldenbourg 1933. Second edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Gilt-ruled red morocco; 8vo; pp. x 2 173 plus 16 plates. Presentation copy inscribed by the author to Benito Mussolini the work's dedicatee in the year of publication. Boards and spine scuffed; spine a bit sunned. A pencil note at the front indicates the book was found in a "large house at side of Forli Anfield Italy.Villa Carpena. Home of Edda Mussolini." The note is dated 17 Nov. 1944. <br/><br/> Verlag von R. Oldenbourg hardcover
19401672191940. MUSSOLINI. Armi d'Italia: le rassegne del Duce alle truppe dell'armata del Po della seconda e ottava armata. Unpaginated illustrated throughout with photographs and photomontage. Small folio 310 x 230 mm bound in publisher's photographic wrappers preserved in a new green cloth folding box. Rome: 1940. A fine copy of this typical example of fascist propaganda. While ostensibly promoting the glories of the Italian armed forces the main focus of attention was Mussolini who appears in almost every photograph. OCLC lists only 4 copies worldwide with one in the U.S. at the University of Wisconsin. hardcover
1925021664New York: Stokes 1925. New York: Stokes 1925. 8vo. First edition in English. Translated from the Italian by Frederic Whyte who "condensed the work somewhat freely". Cloth binding gilt titles. Antique ex-library with hand-numbered and hand-dated bookplate. 347 pp. Illustrated with photographs frontispiece plus 10 additional. Preface by Mussolini. Contemporary biography obviously written with Mussolini's approval and involvement. Original published in Italian as "DUX". Sarfatti was born Jewish converted to Catholicism and was noted as the close companion/lover of Mussolini. Library mark on spine stamps on corners of plates some internal foxing light wear to top of spine. Otherwise a solid copy in good condition. Rare. First Edition in English. Hard Cover. Good. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Antique ex-library. Stokes Hardcover
38660William Joynson-Hicks 1865-1932 the ultra-Conservative politician Home Secretary 1924-1929 from 1929 1 st Viscount "with cordial regards" and dated showing him head and shoulders looking down wearing a wing collar and a jacket 8" x 7" in mount 13" x 8" Rome 11th July unknown
5163Paris Denoël et Steele 1933 229p broché papier bruni dos tacheté exemplaire usé - unknown
193218448Milano: Popolo d'Italia 1932. First Edition. Original wraps. Very good. The inscribed first edition of Vita di Arnaldo by Benito Mussolini the biography of his late brother Arnaldo Mussolini. Octavo 124pp 20pp. appendix. Original printed wraps bound along the spine. Text in Italian. Light wear and soiling to wraps text block stable. Includes frontispiece of "Arnaldo" and eight facsimile plates. Inscribed by Benito Mussolini on the title page: "25/12/42 / A Marco / To Us - We will never forget - your friend / Benito." A scarce wartime inscription from the Prime Minister of Italy. Arnaldo Mussolini 1885-1931 was an Italian journalist political organizer and the younger brother and close confidant of Benito Mussolini. Arnaldo became a key figure in fascist propaganda and administration serving as editor-in-chief of Il Popolo d'Italia the regime's principal newspaper where he shaped messaging and helped consolidate support for fascism. Less overtly political than his brother he acted as a mediator within the movement managing party finances cultivating industrial and Catholic backing and maintaining internal discipline. Arnaldo's sudden death in 1931 deprived the regime of an influential behind-the-scenes administrator and adviser during a critical period of consolidation. Popolo d'Italia unknown