EPM 293
January 1947 issue of Turkish satirical journal, Karikatur. It reflects the chaos of the British Empire, including Jewish terrorism. John Bull is holding up a dove, symbol of peace. He says: “You’re making too much noise, kids……You’ll scare the pigeon!”
Price: $120.00
FA 386
Les 10 Commandements du Bien Aime Staline. edited by the Anti-Fascist Committee to Combat the Dictadures of Hitler, Mussolini and Stalin, published shortly before the war. Worldcat shows only two European libraries hold this. Rare.
Price: $400.00
FA 385
Sennep was a one-off magazine sold at French newsstands, July 1933. It is an essay by famed caricaturist and illustrator, Jean Senep. Titled Les Scorpions, the work serves as a biting visual critique of the contemporary political climate, utilizing the scorpion metaphor to mock political and public figures of the era. Only 200 copies made. This is an uncirculated copy and rare as such. Not shown in Worldcat.
Price: $350.00
FA 384
1914 Ce qu’il en Reste 1936. Text by Louis Combaluzier. 24 pages. Worldcat shows only 2 French universities hold this.
NOTE: "Ce qu’il en reste : 1914-1936" is a French historical and satirical booklet published in 1936 by Les Oeuvres Françaises. It features text written by Louis Combaluzier and caricatures/illustrations by the artist André Galland. The roughly 50-page publication serves as a satirical reflection on the era between the outbreak of World War I and the book's release in the mid-1930s. It mocks political figures, military blunders, and the sociopolitical climate through caricature. The work is part of André Galland’s broader portfolio focusing on French veterans and the historical memory of the Great War.
Price: $350.00
FA 383
Chequards Pochards Mouchards. Les gens du “Bloc”, 2nd series, par Bruno. Preface by Henri Rochefort. An anti-semitic publication, 1904.
Price: $700.00
NOTE: Chéquards, Pochards, Mouchards – Les gens du "Bloc" (2e Série). "The people of the Bloc." Published by Librairie Antijuive, Paris, 1904. With a preface by the antisemitic writer Henri Rochefort (1831-1913). An antisemitic booklet featuring full-page large caricatures by Bruno. The caricatures mock Alfred Dreyfus, Theodor Herzl, and broadly vilify "the Jewish financiers." The Jewish figures are depicted in grotesque manner, with long noses, some resembling monkey-like faces. Each caricature is accompanied by a slanderous caption describing the scene. The title of the book is composed of derogatory terms: Chéquards - referring to wealthy Jews, those who receive or distribute checks, hinting at Jews involved in corrupt financial transactions. Pochards - "drunkards, " people who frequently consume alcohol. Mouchards - spies, traitors, those who provide information to the authorities and incriminate innocent people. And collectively, Les gens du "Bloc" - "The people of the Bloc." After Alfred Dreyfus’s final exoneration in a case that shook all of Europe, Dreyfus’s supporters and the Jews of France experienced a significant moral boost, especially following the public ceremony where his military ranks were restored, which was widely covered in the press. Between 1902 and 1905, France was governed by a left-wing party known as "Le Bloc Républicain" (The Republican Bloc). This was a period of stability during which France moved towards reforms and renewed alliances with Russia and Britain. During this time, French ministers insisted on reopening the Dreyfus Affair, which ultimately led to his complete exoneration. In response, the antisemitic right in France accused Jews, Freemasons, and other groups of taking over France. This booklet attempts to portray the collapse of French democracy into the hands of Jewish interests and the immense power of Jewish capitalists. Dreyfus himself is depicted as a manipulative genius who knows how to exploit the system's weaknesses for his personal gain.
FA 382
Around the Cabinet. The people of the “Bloc” is a collection of political caricatures published in1903 by the satirical cartoonist Bruno(pseudonym of the illustrator). The work benefits from prefaces signed by the nationalist and anti-Dreyfusard figures of the time, Édouard Drumont and François Coppée. This satirical book directly attacks the "Left Bloc," the Republican coalition then in power in France. Published by the Anti-Semitic Bookstore, the album illustrates the polarized political climate of the time, marked by tensions surrounding the Dreyfus Affair, the militant anti-clericalism of Émile Combes' government, and debates on the separation of Church and State.
The album comprises around twenty full-page black and white satirical drawings, accompanied by biting captions lambasting the political figures of the government at the time. These caricatures portray the figures of the Third Republic through an openly polemical lens, reflecting the virulent opposition of the nationalist press to republican and secularist policies.
Price: $700.00
NOTE: Edouard Drumont (1844-1917) founder in 1889 of the French Anti-Semitic League was a leading member of the anti-Dreyfusards. Similarly, writer Francois Coppee (1842-1908) took a leading role in the Dreyfus affair. This volume caricatures many of their shared targets including, Alfred Dreyfus, Emile Zola, Joseph Reinach, Jean Jaures, Abbe Combes, etc.
FA 380
FA 380
33 postcards showing the short-lived Free State of Fiume during the “Bloody Christmas” actions of December 24-30, 1920.
Price: $900.00
Note: After WW1 and the demise of Austria-Hungary, the question of the status of Fiume became a major international problem. At the height of the dispute between the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (later called Yugoslavia) and Italy, the Great Powers advocated the establishment of an independent buffer state. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson became the arbiter in the Yugoslav–Italian dispute over the city. Wilson suggested that Fiume be set up as an independent state and, indeed, as a potential home for the League of Nations organization. The dispute led to lawlessness, and the city changed hands between a South-Slav National Committee and an Italian National Council, leading finally to the landing of British and French troops, who took over the city. The National Council overstamped Austro-Hungarian notes – the Fiume Kronen – which were used as official currency. The confusing situation was exploited by Italian poet/general Gabriele D'Annunzio, who entered the city on 12 September 1919 and began a 15-month period of occupation. A year later, after failure of negotiations with the Italian government, D'Annunzio proclaimed the Italian Regency of Carnaro.
FA 380On 12 November 1920, the Kingdom of Italy and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes signed the Treaty of Rapallo, whereby both parties agreed to acknowledge "the complete freedom and independence of the State of Fiume and oblige to respect it in perpetuity". With that act, the eternal "Free State of Fiume" was created, which, it turned out, would exist as an independent state for about four years. The newly created state was immediately recognized by the USA, France, and the UK. D'Annunzio refused to acknowledge the agreement and was expelled from the city by the regular forces of the Italian Army, in the "Bloody Christmas" actions from 24 to 30 December 1920. Control over the Free State was in an almost constant state of flux. Following the departure of D'Annunzio's troops in December 1920, the Italian National Council of Fiume reassumed control and appointed a provisional government. A pact with the local Italian commander handed control to the military on 18 January 1921.
EPM 291
Two fascist Italian guidebooks for mothers, produced in 1942 by Gioventu Italiana del Littorio. One is Preparazione Domestico-rurale della Giovane and the other is GIL e Opera Nazionale Maternita e Infanzia. The first one is not to be found in Worldcat only one German library holds the second. Quite rare.
NOTE: The Gioventù Italiana del Littorio (Italian Youth of the Lictor), or GIL, was the consolidated youth organization of Italy's National Fascist Party. Established by royal decree in 1937, it absorbed previous groups like the Opera Nazionale Balilla. The GIL controlled the physical, spiritual, and pre-military training of Italian youth aged 6 to 21 until its dissolution in 1943.
The GIL was formed to tightly indoctrinate the younger generation, functioning as a direct tool against the influence of the Catholic Church. Operating under the motto "believe, obey, fight", the organization heavily promoted physical fitness, athletic discipline, and martial readiness. Its ultimate goal was to mold a unified, fiercely loyal, and militarized citizenry to support the fascist regime's geopolitical ambitions. The command of the GIL was directly tied to the secretary of the National Fascist Party. Its specific operational responsibilities included:
To facilitate mass socialization, the regime constructed a widespread network of local educational spaces known as Case del GIL or Case del Balilla. These facilities were standardized across the country and typically featured gyms, libraries, cinemas, and sports complexes. Notable examples, such as the former GIL complex in the Trastevere district of Rome, served as major civic and propaganda hubs for the organization. The GIL’s success in mass ideological control was not limited to Italy. The organizational structure and youth mobilization strategies served as an inspiration for youth wings in other authoritarian countries, including the Hitler Youth in Nazi Germany and the youth fronts in Francoist Spain.
Price: $750.00
EPM 290
1937 official photo album of fascist youth camps at Vercelli. The boys youth camp at Vercelli was attended by 247 boys and lasted 33 days, while the girls camp was attended by 200 girls (in four shifts) for 62 days. One stadium photo shows the children forming lines to spell DUCE. The caption on the photo reads “faith, grace, harmony of three thousand young people”. Different aspects of the training are shown: skiing, drilling, introduction to flying, music training, membership recruitment, works on display, female education, fascist drafting, returning to camp. Many statistics by youth category of the number of participants and graduate and in some cases showing the financial cost. 48 photos, well captioned. The photo studio that took the photos was G. De-Fabianis, Foto-Cine at Corso C. Alberto 47, Vercelli.
Price: $1500.00
EPM 288
1970 reproduction of a 1930’s poster HALTE LA. LE FASCISME NE PASSERA PAS, published by LICA (the International League Against Anti-Semitism in North Africa.
Price: $200.00
Note: The International League Against Anti-Semitism in North Africa (LICA) was founded in order to address French-Jewish anxieties that fascist and antisemitic ideas would spread from Europe to the indigenous population of France’s colonies. Because of this rising concern, the organization sought a Jewish-Muslim partnership in order to combat common racist and antisemitic language and action prevalent in the 1930’s. (Hasan also put in Algeria, Holocaust Studies and Palestine pre-1948)
EPM 287
German brochure handed out at the Tripoli trade fair held on March 1 to April 15, 1937. It discusses trade between Germany and Italy and promotes both Italian and German economic interests. Rare.
NOTE: The 1937 German brochure handed out at the Tripoli International Trade Fair (held March 1 to April 15, 1937) was a promotional booklet distributed to highlight German economic engagement, engineering, and tourism during the Italian colonial era. “Promotional booklet for the upcoming Italian colonial trade fair, to be held January 15-March 1, 1937-XV, with text in Italian, French, English, and German.”
As noted by Fascista Grafica, the event was the 11th Tripoli Sample Fair (or XI Fiera di Tripoli), Italian dictator Benito Mussolini traveled to Libya to officially open this 1937 exhibition and Germany was actively deepening commercial and political ties with Fascist Italy during this period. The brochures handed out at the German pavilions highlighted bilateral trade, machinery, and German-language tourism opportunities aimed at fairgoers.
Price: $290.00
EPM 286Rare anti-fascist flyer created by the Italian Republican party, printed in 1943. It contrasts Italy’s empire and fascism, with the effect on the people during the war. It then presents an optimistic view under the Republicans. Rare.
Price: $300.00
Note from Wikipedia: The Republican party (PRI) is the oldest political party in Italy that is still standing. In exile under Mussolini, it reemerged after July 25,1943 with the resumption of the publication of La Voce Repubblicana , proclaiming the reconstitution of the Italian Republican Party in Rome. Furthermore, on 9–10 October of the same year a new Congress of the party in exile was held in Portsmouth and on the following 5 December in Milan a clandestine Congress of Upper Italy.
The PRI decided not to be part of the National Liberation Committee (CLN) , the assembly of anti-fascist parties created after 8 September 1943 . The republicans, always hostile to the Savoys , did not approve of the CLN's choice to consider the monarchy legitimate
The war of resistance saw the participation of many republicans always through their own armed formations called the Mazzini Brigades, especially after the liberation of Rome
On 2 June 1946, with the institutional referendum, the Italian people chose the republican form and the PRI finally saw its fundamental prejudicial satisfied. The phase of participation in the governments of the Italian Republic therefore began in the party's politics.
EPM 281
Archive of 23 publications by the Irish Communist Party and the British & Irish Communist Organization from 1969-1975. Includes 5 issues of the Irish Communist, 7 issues of The Communist, a number of other publications by the British & Irish Communist Organisation, the Birth of Ulster Unionism, the Cork Workers Club.
NOTE: First founded in 1933, the Communist Party of Ireland (CPI) follows mainstream, Soviet-aligned Marxist-Leninist ideology, advocating for a socialist republic. The CPI disbanded in 1941 due to the war but was reconstituted. It later merged with the Communist Party of Northern Ireland in 1970 to represent the whole island. The CPI consistently opposed partition, advocating instead for the unity and national independence of Ireland. “The Communist Party of Ireland has constantly placed itself in a rearguard position... the ideology has been to shackle the small section of the Irish working class that fell under community influence to the reactionary and unreliable ideals of national self-sufficiency”, as detailed in historical B&ICO critique documented by the Irish Left Archive.
Established in the late 1960s under the leadership of Brendan Clifford, the British & Irish Communist Organisation (B&ICO) evolved from Maoism into a highly unorthodox, contrarian Marxist faction. Unlike the CPI, B&ICO argued that the Protestant unionists in Northern Ireland constituted a distinct nation. Consequently, they supported the partition of Ireland and the continued union of Northern Ireland with Great Britain. B&ICO was highly critical of mainstream Irish republicanism and the CPI. While never officially disbanded, the group's members transitioned their work into independent publishing through Athol Books and the Aubane Historical Society.
Price: $900.00
EPM 280
Interesting announcement promoting events in Brescia between March and May 1934, offering a 50% discount on rail fares to Brescia during that time.
In the spring of 1934, Brescia hosted several major industrial, agricultural, and sporting events. The most famous was the 8th Mille Miglia, a 1,616-kilometer (1,004-mile) endurance road race that started and finished in the city from April 7 to April 8, 1934. 57 cars started, and 29 managed to finish.
In 1934, Brescia's trade and exhibition boards (now managed as Ente Fiera di Brescia) frequently aligned their annual agricultural and industrial fairs with the spring season. These regional and inter-provincial exhibitions featured local manufacturing, grain production, and automotive accessory showcases directly tied to the influx of tourists arriving for the Mille Miglia.
Price: $180.00
EPM 279
EPM 279
Official photo album belonging to Mario Rosati, Il Segretario del Fasccio di Combattimente, during a visit to a fascist youth camp in Fossano Italy, July 25, 1937. 19 photos, no captions.
Price: $600.00
EPM 275
La Masoneria, by Pedro Gonzalez-Blanco. Printed in Valencia in 1933. 48 pages. In the USA only the NYPL holds this
Price: $90.00
EPM 266Ephemera related to the reinternment of Mussolini’s body in Predappio, Italy in 1957. B
Price: $300.00
Note: After Mussolini’s corpse was hung up on meat hooks on April 29, 1945, in Piazzale Loreto in Milan, where citizens vented their fury at their former leader, he was buried in an unmarked grave in a nearby cemetery. A year later, neo-Fascist loyalists dug up his body and hid it in a convent in Lombardy until 1957, when the remains were returned to Mussolini’s widow, who buried them in the family crypt in Predappio.
EPM 265
Unpublished manuscript for a project of prison reform in France. 15 pages, with authors name at back. B
Price: $250.00
EPM 262
A l’Abattoir les Cartellistes!! Album-Souvenir des Elections de 1928. Translated as At the Slaughterhouse, the Cartelists. Shows Édouard Herriot, Minister of Education as a cow. The paper is the same paper the butcher wraps meat in. AH
Price: $180.00
EPM 255
1938 large format photo of a fascist youth rally in Southern Italy. B
Price: $30.00