89 - Occupation of the City of Fiume, Gabriele D'Annunzio, 12 September 1919 – 27 December 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, 12 September 1919 – 27 December 1920, photo album belonging to a Fiume volunteer. Album 17.00 x 25.00 cm – photographs measure 13.70 x 8.70 cm 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 The photographs, some of which are previously unpublished, bear witness to the experience of this young man, just twenty years old, who lived firsthand that unrepeatable D'Annunzio adventure. Many photos are attributable to Studio Betti; others, typewritten on the back, read "F. Slocovich-Fiume." One photo bears a handwritten dedication to Schiano from Artillery Commander Carlo Argan Chiesa. All the photographs relate to military units and gatherings, with particular reference to those of the Artillery. Beautiful details. A remarkably rare set. All the photos are intact and perfectly preserved. For further details on this lot, customers are invited to contact the Department staff.