Dott Pietro Gorgolini (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Very rare and early book on the rise of Mussolini and Fascism in Italy, with a frontispiece and preface by Benito Mussolini himself. It is a sympathetic account of the rise of the Fascist movement, published in the year after Mussolini's March on Rome and aimed at English readers who knew little about the movement or about its leader's regime. Interestingly the book shows how violence was always central to the Fascist movement. Previous owned by General Sir C.C. Monro, known for his evacuation of the Gallipoli Campaign in World War One and later became Governor of Gibraltar until his death; with his book plate to inside of front cover. Good Condition. Brown cloth with gilt titles to spine head. General Monro's book plate to inside front cover. Binding is firm. Front end paper is absent. Ex library stamping to inside front cover and title page. Boards have moderate wear with some fraying to spine ends and marking to boards. Mark to spine tail.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First American Edition. Boston: Little, Brown, & Company, 1923. Benito Mussolini first took power in 1922; here is an exposition of his brand of fascism by "a soldier of our cause" (from the Preface by Mussolini). This is a Very Good copy of the First American Edition, an uncommon title. Translated, edited, and with an Introduction by M.D. Petre. Green cloth binding. Clean text; 217 pages. Frontis portrait of S.E. Benito Mussolini. While this is a solid copy, there is mottling along the top edge of the front cover, two edges of the rear, and a bit of the spine. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…