Peter Bichsel   Fine Books

Alfieri, Dino and Luigi Freddi, eds. Mostra della rivoluzione fascista.

With 257 illustrations in black and white and 12 plates in colour. (2), 258, (8) pp. Large 8vo. Orig. illus. boards. – Rome, Partito Nazionale Fascista, 1933.

„I° Decennale della Marcia su Roma“. First edition. Exhibition catalogue of the Fascist propaganda show „Exhibition of the Fascist Revolution“, which was held at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome. Benito Mussolini opened the exhibition on October 28, 1932 on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the March on Rome. The exhibition was held from 1932 to 1934 and was the longest-lasting show and the largest official dislplay of the Fascist regime. Each room of the exhibition was on a specific time period and pompously arranged. The exhibition was repeated in 1937 and 1942, but without the same success. – Corners rubbed. – Best.-Nr. 25473