Typewritten Autograph Letter Signed by Dino Grandi to the Countess A.L. Pecci- Blunt.
Bologna, April 10th 1967. Signed "Dino" in red ink.
In Italian. On letterhead paper "Dino Grandi". One page, single-sided. Excellent conditions. Perfectly readable, original envelope included.
Greeting letter with a balance of a whole life: "Faccio il contadino e debbo riconoscere che dal giorno in cui ho sostituito la compagnia degli uomini colla compagnia delle bestie, ho guadagnato in serenità e ricchezza interiore."
"Now, I am a farmer and I have toadmit that since the day I replaced the company of men with the company of beasts, I have gained in serenity and inner wealth".
Dino Grandi (Mordano, 1895 - Bologna, 1988)
Dino Grandi was an Italian politician and diplomat, who went down in history for the presentation of the homonymous agenda to the Grand Council of Fascism on 25 July 1943 which led to the dismissal of Benito Mussolini. He was foreign minister, minister of Grace and Justice and ambassador to London of the Kingdom of Italy.
During the second post war, he was a regular consultant to the US authorities, in particular to the ambassador in Rome, Clare Boothe Luce...
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1960s Modern More Art