Lot 169
Curtis, E.S. "Wisham Female Type". Hand-pressed Photogravure "From Copyright Photograph 1926 by E.S. Curtis," 12½ x 9½ in. (plate mark is 8¾ x 5¾ in.). Blind embossed in upper border, "University of Oregon Library / Eugene, Oregon." Curtis (1868-1952) spent 30 years recording the life of the North American Indian west of the Missisisippi, publishing the results in 20 volumes titled The North American Indian. Each volume contained 75 hand--pressed photogravures and 300 pages of text. Each volume was accompanied by a corresponding portfolio containing at least 36 photogravures.
Estimated Value $200 - 300.
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