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Lot 333

[PHOTOGRAPHY]. CURTIS, Edward Sheriff (American, 1868-1952)...

Estimate: $250 - $500

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[PHOTOGRAPHY]. CURTIS, Edward Sheriff (American, 1868-1952).?Group of Four Cheyenne Photogravures.?[Boston: John Andrew & Son, ca. 1910/11]. Original photogravures on Japanese gampi tissue paper, mounted on Dutch Van Gelder paper. Each is a page from Curtis's ?The North American Indian, Vol. 6. The Piegan. The Cheyenne. The Arapaho." 1. Crazy Dancers - Cheyenne. 1911. Facing page 114. Paper very toned with minor stains not affecting image. Some creasing around perimeter. 2. Animal Dance. 1910. Facing Page 116. Minor puckering in tissue, upper left quadrant.; some paper creases (not affecting image). 3. Gray Dawn - Cheyenne. 1910. Facing page 130. Van Gelder watermark visible. Minor creasing around perimeter and creased upper right corner. 4. The Altar - Cheyenne. 1910. Facing page 126. Minor stains on paper. Largest image 5 ? x 7 ?"; smallest 5 ? x 7 ?"; pages approx 9 ? x 12 ?". All: toned with deckle edges; book binding marks along one edge; slight discoloration around perimeters. Images crisp and clean in very good condition.