Danton. A Drama in Four Acts

MONTESI, Mario. Danton. A Drama in Four Acts. Rome: Società Editrice Sapientia, 1928. First edition. 8vo, publisher's illustrated wrappers in colour with portrait of Danton signed Ennio De Rosa (1927). Numbered edition of 1250 copies, printed by Industrie Grafiche Editoriali in Rome. Historical drama on the figure of French revolutionary Georges Danton, presented by the publisher as the work of a poet of 'refined sensibility' who offers a portrait different from the 'customary truculent type'. Cover with effective Expressionist illustration in black and ochre yellow. Slight wear to cover edges, scattered foxing, overall a good copy in original wrappers. Interesting document of Italian theatre between the wars and of Roman Art Deco editorial graphics.