I GRANDI NAVIGATORI ITALIANI by FANCIULLI, GIUSEPPE

Rome: Libreria dello Stato, 1931. hardcover. very good. Tumiati, Beryl. Beautifully illustrated in color by Beryl Tumiati. 130pp., 4to, cloth-backed illustrated boards; bookplate inside front cover, edges and corners lightly worn, spine dust soiled. Roma: Libreria dello Stato, (1931). First edition. A very good copy.<br/><br/>

Rome. La Libreria Dello Stato. 1939. Bound in half cloth and pictorial covered boards. 4to. First Edition. Magnificantly illustrated in the art deco style with colour plates maps and assorted vignettes by Beryl Tumiati. Introduction by our personal favorite 20th century tyrant- Benito Mussolini, extolling the virtues of Itallian Seafaring history (Facist Dictator as children's book censor- Quite Odd.) Very small "Printed in Italy" stamp to rear cover, small staining to edges, mild wear to extremities, corners bumped, private library stamp to title page, some toning to page edges. A Good solid copy.

Rome, Italy: La Libreria Dello Stato, 1931. Hardcover. Good (Binding split but still intact, no loose pages; Pages discolored at extremities; Boards and cloth worn at extremities). Beryl Tumiati. Color illus. paper over boards; Mustard-colored cloth at spine; Illustrated endpapers; 130 pp.; Profusely illustrated with 20 color plates and numerous color figures. Text in Italian; Tales of Italian explorers and their findings in Africa, Portugal, and the New World; Richly colored illustrations, some spread over two pages.