Prints and Ephemera

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Group of 16 letters sent home by Italian soldiers fighting in Ethiopia between April and September, 1936. (ew) M

Price: $800.00

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Collection of essays on Abysinnia extracted from The American Monthly Review of Reviews from 1896-1899. Subjects include Menelik and the Abyssinians, Menelik in his Empire, Some Abyssinian Personages, Italy and Abyssinia. B

Price: 70.00

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ID card relating to African organization in Italy. M

Price: 100.00

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1930’s cut-out of an Eritrean ascaris. Size: 2x8cm. M

Price: 75.00

ETH 105Large poster of the heroes of the Battle of Makale. Size: 58x79cm.This is the lesser-known engagement that preceded the more famous and climactic battle of Adowa. Note how the Eritrean ascaris look Western and their dress and headwear is not an accurate depiction of ascaris wear at the time. M

Price: 700.00

Note: Buoyed by victory at Amba Alagi, Ethiopian commander Ras Makonnen advanced north to besiege the Italian invaders at Makale, heroically defended by a small garrison under Major Guiseppe Galliano. The Italians repulsed many heavy assaults, inflicting costly losses, but were starved into capitulation then permitted to withdraw northeast to Adowa. The siege lasted from December 1, 1895 to January 20, 1896.

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Italian manifesto relating to the valor shown at Amba Alagi in 1895. Size 20.5x32cm. M

Price: $110.00

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1932 letter from the head of the port authority at Massaua. M

Price: $20.00

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Rare officers dinner menu for the 5th Infantry Regiment at Aki Caieh November 17, 1903. Size: 13x18cm. M

Price: $290.00

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Rare musical program from Massua Eritrea, dated 1890. One of the earliest pieces of ephemera I have seen from the Italian colony. M

Price: $300.00

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Medal and medal certificate granted to Adriano di Giovanni Bosetti, a captain in a local Eritrean Militia Banda Dello Scimezana., dated October 1936. It is very rare to find medals with certificates assigned to officers of colonial militia. m

Price: $600.00