Il Fascismo in Italia de [CLANDESTINE PUBLISHING - ITALY] KING, Bolton - 1931

Roma: Giustizia e Liberta, 1931. First Italian edition. Paperback. Clandestine Italian-language translation of Bolton King's Fascism in Italy, which first appeared in London the same year. Printed and issued by the underground publishing arm of the anti-fascist group "Giustizia e Liberta," which was founded by Italian socialist Carlo Rosselli in 1929. The group was active throughout the fascist era in Italy, not only as a publishing house but also as an underground military column which carried out numerous sabotage missions in Italy and even won a major battle against Francoist troops in the Spanish Civil War. In common with many of the group's publications, the current example is in miniature format, designed to be easily concealed, circulated, or if necessary destroyed. Very few examples survived the Fascist regime. 32mo (10cm x 6.5cm). Red-printed tan paper wrappers; 108pp. Fresh, unmarked copy, Very Good or better.