Massimo Bontempelli; P M Bardi — Quadrante 6 Issues

Milano, 1933. Softcover. The famous magazine " Quadrante ," a "monthly magazine of art, literature, and life," is near impossible to find in it's entirety. The magazine began publication in May 1933. It was edited by Pier Maria Bardi and Massimo Bontempelli, with the financial support of Mario Radice, Giuseppe Terragni, and Virginio Ghiringhelli. The magazine soon emerged as the organ of rationalist architectural culture and of abstractionist circles, which established a vast network of international relations, hosting contributions by Le Corbusier, Gropius, Breuer, Leger, and others. Included in this lot are whole numbers 1, 7, 9, 12, 14/15 and 18. The articles and intent seem geared towards promoting the Fascist State currently governing in Italy at this time. Each issue is filled with bw photographs and illustrations. A vital source of understanding the Nationalist bent of architecture and other areas of this time. Issue 7 hs the majority of it's original bellyband tucked inside. Issue 9 has a color reproduction of a Picasso painting. Issue 12, in addition to a color plate after Peresce, has a large folding bw plate. Issue 14/15 (64 pp. s opposed to the regular 48) seems to focus on all types of transportation devices (carriages, cars, automobiles, planes, dirigibles, balloons, etc). It also has a color plate. Issue 18 contains a color plate of a work by Oreste Bogliardi, a full-page photograph of Mussolini addressing a crowd, and an unidentified photomontage. VG, expected age-toning to the cover extremities and a very few foxing spots noted.