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(EDWARD S. CURTIS.)
Handbook of American Indians, Part 1, A-M,
Bulletin #30 * Handbook of American Indians,
Part 2, N-Z, Bulletin #30, North of Mexico.
Together, 2 volumes. Edited by Frederick Webb
Hodge. Each is illustrated with halftone reproductions
of photographs of Native Americans and signed by
Curtis, in ink, on the front free endpaper.Tall thick
4tos, olive cloth.The first volume partially reinforced,
binding heavily worn, lacks preliminaries, pp. vii-viii,
and a blank (?) page at the end; with marginalia in
Curtis’ handwriting; and including a bound-in folded
typewritten report to members of the American
Anthropological Association, signed by Hodge, which
is also annotated by Curtis.The second volume joints
worn and backstrip torn, corners worn. EACH
VOLUME IS SIGNED BY CURTIS.
Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office,
[1907]-10
[4,000/6,000]
From Edward S. Curtis; by descent to his daughter,
Elizabeth M.“Beth” Curtis Magnuson (1896-1973);
to Manford E. “Mag” Magnuson (Beth’s husband);
who gifted the volumes to Phil Allen.
A scarce 2-volume set of Curtis’ personal reference books, which he purportedly carried in his
saddle bags and referred to when photographing different tribes.
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EDWARD S. CURTIS (1868-1952)
The Vanishing Race.
Platinum print, the image measuring 6x8
1
/
8
inches (15.2x20.6 cm.), triple
mounted, the largest 10
7
/
8
x12
1
/
4
inches (27.6x31.1 cm.), with Curtis’ signature, in ink, on print
recto, his copyright, in the negative, and his embossed Curtis Studio blind stamp, on the largest
mount recto. 1904
[4,000/6,000]
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