89 - Occupation of the City of Fiume, Gabriele D'Annunzio, September 12, 1919 – December 27, 1920, photo album belonging to a Fiume volunteer. Album: 17.00 x 25.00 cm – photographs measure 13.70 x 8.70 cm

Occupation of the City of Fiume, Gabriele D'Annunzio, September 12, 1919 – December 27, 1920, photo album belonging to a Fiume volunteer. Album: 17.00 x 25.00 cm – photographs measure 13.70 x 8.70 cm An old cardboard album containing 90 photographs (plus 5 others), all postcard-sized, belonging to Ciro Schiano, a gunner born in 1899, a Fiume volunteer assigned to the 7th Battery of the First Mountain Artillery Regiment. The photographs, some of which have never been published before, bear witness to the experience of this young man, just twenty years old, who lived through that once-in-a-lifetime D’Annunzio adventure firsthand. Many photos are attributed to Studio Betti; others, with typewritten text on the back, read “F. Slocovich-Fiume.” One photo bears a handwritten dedication to Schiano from Artillery Commander Carlo Argan Chiesa. All the photographs depict military units and gatherings, with a particular focus on those of the Artillery. Beautiful details. A remarkably rare collection. All the photos are intact and perfectly preserved. For further details on this lot, customers are invited to contact the Department staff.