Group of 10 Photomontage Tourist Guides of Fascist Italy

Group of 10 Italian Tourist Guides – Ferrovie dello Stato / ENIT, 1936–1937 A substantial group of ten richly illustrated official tourist guides, issued by the Italian State Railways (Ferrovie dello Stato) in 1936–1937 as part of Mussolini’s campaign to promote modern Italy to international visitors. Striking modernist photomontage covers, produced in multiple languages (French, English, German), with maps and city plans. Titles included: Cuneo (French, 31 pp., 19.5×12.5 cm) Naples (English, 52 pp., foldout map, 20×13 cm) Palermo (German, 31 pp., foldout map, 17×12 cm) Bologna (English, c. 30 pp., foldout map, 17×12 cm) Turin (German, 31 pp., 20×13 cm) Florenz (German, 35 pp., 20×13 cm) Genua (German, 32 pp., 20×13 cm) Voyage de noces en Italie (French, 38 pp., 23.5×19 cm) Bologna (German, c. 30 pp., with map printed on inner back cover, 20×13 cm) Taormina (German, c. 30 pp., 20×13 cm) Condition: VG+ to Near Fine throughout. Interiors clean and bright; covers exceptionally well-preserved with only the most minimal handling wear. Inv BX1