D'ANNUNZIO, Gabriele - Hydravions Savoia - Aeroplanes Savoia. (With loose press photo of D'Annunzio).

Sesto Calende, Società Idrovolanti Alta Italia (S.I.A.I.), [1922]. 33 x 24 cm. Original wrappers. 48 p. Richly illustrated. Printed in brown, all text pages within an ochre-color frame. In French. Cover dusty and browned, backside a bit dented. Inserted is a wire photo of D'Annunzio, a bit askew and used, dated 'Aug 15 1922'. Trade catalog for flying boats with photos and plans of various models. Under the banner of Gabriele d'Annunzio, who was not only famous as an author and aviator, but also at that time a popular hero in Italy because he had plunged himself into a political adventure in Fiume (Rijeka). The centerfold of this catalog consists of a large repro of a letter by D'Annunzio. Also with pictures of newspapers about the aeroplanes.