La Rivista Illustrata del Popolo d’Italia. 79 Numbers.

1935. 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.