Auction 29 / Graphics & Books

tue 1 DECEMBER -  thu 3 DECEMBER 2020
Lot 563

Mussolini and Cesare Battisti

Mussolini Benito

Signed autograph letter sent to Ugo Ojetti.

Dated January the twenty-fourth, 1923 (postmarked)
Black ink manuscript. 1 bifolio, 1 paper written. On headed paper 'The President / / Council of Ministers'. Preserved envelope. mm 220x170. IN ADDITION: Telegram text signed by general Pecori Giraldi sent to the widow of Cesare Battisti, along with 1 photograph of Cesare Battisti, 1 photograph of Cesare Battisti and Fabio Filzi and 1 photograph of Battisti after the conviction. IN ADDITION: Battisti Ermete. 5 long signed autograph letters written by the widow of Battisti to Ugo Ojetti. Dated '20s. Papers to study. (10)
(10)


FIRST DOCUMENT: 'I read your article. You did well to wake me up. But I knew nothing about it. I thought everything was already defined. Instead... Be quiet. Battisti and Sauro will have 'their' monument [...]'. SECOND DOCUMENT: The telegram, dated November the twelfth: ‘This morning 12 Gino […] dispute about the mortal remains of Cesare Battisti stop Meanwhile made observation about Filzi and Chiesa remains stop relics of our martyrs are so assured to the veneration of the Italians [...]'. The photographs of Cesare Battisti are by the photographer 'F. Perdomi'.
Base price
EUR 600,00
sold : Registration