Francesco Saverio Nitti - Ensemble de 3 lettres signées à Victor Margueritte - Antifascisme, Mussolini - 1925

Set of three autograph letters signed by Francesco Saverio Nitti, Italian politician, Prime Minister of Italy from 1919 to 1920, opponent of fascism and exiled. They are addressed to Victor Margueritte, novelist, author of La Garçonne.

– Signed autograph letter, dated Zurich, Sonnenberg Hotel, May 25, 1925.
Written in blue ink on a double sheet of watermark laid paper, with the printed letterhead “Francesco Nitti.”
Nitti announces the sending of his book La Pace, presents his commitment to peace and states his refusal to recognize the fascist government and to return to Italy before the end of fascism. He announces a speech on freedom at the University of Cambridge.

– Signed autograph letter, dated Zurich, Sonnenberg Hotel, June 2, 1925.
Written in blue ink on a sheet of watermark laid paper, with the printed letterhead “Francesco Nitti.”
Nitti acknowledges receipt of the novel Les Criminels by Victor Margueritte and sends him L’Europa senza pace and La Tragedia dell’Europa. He mentions the rise of reaction and fascism in Europe.

– Signed autograph letter, dated Paris, 41 bis boulevard de la Tour-Maubourg, January 29, 1926, and titled “Confidentielle.”
Written in black ink on two sheets of laid paper with watermark.
Nitti describes the sacking of his house in Rome by the fascists, his exile in Switzerland then in Paris, and the threats of confiscation of his property. He mentions Mussolini and asks Victor Margueritte to speak to the publisher Flammarion to publish in France his book Fascismo, bolchevismo, democracia, which was banned in Italy.

– There is attached a signed autograph letter from Vincenzo Nitti, his son, dated Rome, June 12, no year [circa 1925]. It is written in blue ink on a double sheet on the letterhead of the Plaza Splendid Hotel of Rome and accompanies the sending of his book L’opera di Nitti.

- Dimensions: The largest: 22.5 x 29 cm; The smallest: 13.2 x 20.7 cm
- Condition: Good overall condition. See photos for more details.

- Francesco Saverio Nitti is an Italian politician. He was Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy from June 23, 1919 to June 15, 1920 and on several occasions minister. He is the first Prime Minister from the historical Radical Party. Wikipedia

- Victor Margueritte, born December 1, 1866 in Blida and died March 23, 1942 in Monestier, is a French novelist and playwright. Wikipedia

- Benito Mussolini, born July 29, 1883 in Predappio (Kingdom of Italy) and died April 28, 1945 in Giulino di Mezzegra, is a journalist, ideologue and far-right Italian statesman. Wikipedia

Carefully packed in a rigid, waterproof carton.