Garibaldi e i suoi Tempi (1884)

This is a monumental biographical and historical work dedicated to Giuseppe Garibaldi, authored by one of his closest collaborators, Jessie White Mario. The work holds fundamental importance for Risorgimento historiography, as the author personally witnessed many of the events described, serving as a nurse in Garibaldi’s campaigns.

Publication Details:

Author: Jessie White Mario

Illustrator: Edoardo Matania, renowned for his vivid historical reconstructions

Place: Milan

Year: 1884

Publisher: Fratelli Treves, Editori

Physical Description:

Binding: Original red publisher’s wrappers

Frontispiece: Features the elegant typographic mark of Fratelli Treves

Iconography: Includes a portrait of Garibaldi at the opening, accompanied by a reproduction of a celebrated autograph dedication from Garibaldi to Jessie White Mario, calling her the “nurse of my wounded in four campaigns” (1860, 1866, 1867, 1870)

Significance:

Combines first-hand historical narrative with evocative illustrations by Matania

Highly sought after by collectors of Risorgimento memorabilia and Italian historical biography

Exemplary for the study of personal perspectives on Garibaldi’s military and humanitarian activities

This volume is therefore both a historical document and a visually compelling collectible, bridging biography, history, and art from the late 19th century.