[COMPAGNIE MARITIME ITALIENNE] La flotta italiania dell'emigrazione. Roma, 1924. 1 vol. in-4 oblong. Publisher's boards, first board decorated with a large cold-embossed vegetal frame, gilt title at center, binding laces at hinges, printed paper endpapers with maritime motifs. Publication promoted by the General Commissioner for Emigration and produced by Italian shipping companies on the occasion of the international conference on emigration and immigration. Numerous illustrations, including 17 full-page ones, protected by printed serpents. Rubbing to corners.

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