Mussolini: A Study in Power. by Kirkpatrick, Ivone - 1964

Avon Books, 1968. Unknown Binding. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1964. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 726 pages. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Dust jacket shows light wear along edges. Clean, unmarked copy. Record # 609735

New York: Hawthorne Books, 1964. Book contains 726 pages with endpaper maps and center section of B&W photographs. Binding is tight. Some yellowing of pages. DJ has light wear to edge and a little scuffing and a couple of small chips. Relying on first-hand knowledge and wide research, the uathor traces Mussolini's background and childhood; his early days as exile, editor and revolutionary; his marriage and mistresses; his rapid rise to power in the March on Rome; his long and stormy dictatorship; the military adventures in Ethiopia, Albania, and Spain; the fateful Pact of Steel with Hitler, leading to Italy's disastrous defeat in World War II; and his last days as "poor Mussolini", a fleeing man, beaten and betrayed. . Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Hawthorn Books, 1964. Hardcover. Good/Good. Later printing. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Pages age-toned, gutter before title page cracked, thus good only in a good only dustwrapper with tape offsetting on flaps, edges with short tears.

New York: Hawthorn, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Dustwrapper lightly rubbed along corners/edges. Pages in book yellowed from age. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc, 1964. First edition (presumed; no earlier printings indicated). Hardcover. A tight, clean fine copy in a mildly edge worn jacket with a few creases. Dust jacket housed in archival mylar./Very good(-). 726 pages: illustrations, portraits, maps, genealogical table ; 24 cm; bibliographical references (pages 697-707). Contents: Book I. The road to power. Childhood 1883-1901 -- The vagabond 1901-1912 -- The editor 1912-1917 -- The party leader 1917-1922 -- The parliamentarian 1921-1922 -- The march on Rome 1922 -- -- Book II. Power. The duce -- The prime minister 1922-1924 -- The murder of Matteotti 1924 -- The dictator 1925-1929 -- The conciliation 1929 -- The halcyon years 1929-1935 -- The Abyssinian War 1935-1936 -- -- Book III. Decline. The Spanish War and German entanglement 1936-1939 -- Prelude to war 1939 -- The bitterness of neutrality 1939-1940 -- War 1940 -- The thorny path 1941 -- Defeat 1942-1943 -- -- Book IV. Fall. The palace revolution 1943 -- Imprisonment… Read More

Milano, 1981, 8vo tutta tela copertina illustrata, pp. 652 + 24 tav. f.t.

Milano, Dall'Oglio, 1981, 8vo tutta tela copertina illustrata, pp. 652 + 24 tav. f.t.

New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1964. Hardcover. Edition in Very Good+ condition with some tanning and foxing to the pages in a Very Good- dust-jacket with edgewear. There is a previous owner's signature on the verso of the front fly leaf ; Mussolini: A Study in Power by Ivone Kirkpatrick is the definitive biography of Benito Mussolini, the leader of Italy during the 1920s and 1930s. This book provides a detailed account of Mussolini's life and his dramatic rise to power, as well as his controversial rule over Italy. Kirkpatrick provides thorough analysis of Mussolini's political and social policies, as well as his controversial activities, including his role in the Spanish Civil War and his involvement in the Holocaust. This book is an essential resource for students and experts interested in Italian history and politics.; B & W Photographs; 8vo; 726 pages; TBC; FSA .

1965 . Berlin: Propyläen 1965. Gr.-8°. 615, XX S., sw-Abbildungen, Leinen mit Kopffarbschnitt (gut erhalten)