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| 1. |  | Edward S. Curtis n.d. The North American Indian, Being a Series of Volumes Picturing and Describing the Indians of the United States and Alaska. Books Swann Galleries - New York Courtesy of Swann Galleries (Auction, Oct 15, 2007, #2124, Lot 53) CURTIS, EDWARD S. The North American Indian, Being a Series of Volumes Picturing and Describing the Indians of the United States and Alaska. Portfolios 1-16 and text volumes 1-16 on Holland Van Gelder paper. The large-format sepia photogravures by John Andrew & Sons, each measuring 15 1/2x11 inches and the reverse (39.3x28 cm. and the reverse), with a printed title, plate number, copyright, and photographer's and publisher's credit on recto. Folio, 1/4 gilt-impressed morocco; gilt-lettered bookplates. The small-format sepia photogravures by John Andrews & Son, with the accompanying vellum interleafing. Large 4tos, 3/4 gilt-lettered morocco; top edge gilt; gilt-lettered morocco bookplates. set number 74 of an edition of 500 copies; volume one signed by theodore roosevelt and edward s. curtis. Cambridge & Norwood, MA: The University Press, 1907-09 & The Plimpton Press, 1911-26 From the collection of E. Ward Olney; presented to the Sheldon Library, Concord, NH, between 1926 and 1929. Vol. 1: Apache, Jicarillas, Navaho; Vol. 2: Pima, Papago, Qahatika, Mohave, Yuma, Maricopa, Walapi, Havasupai, Apache-Mohave; Vol. 3: Teton Sioux, Yanktonai, Assiniboin; Vol. 4: Apsaroke, Hidatsa; Vol. 5: Mandan, Arikara, Atsina; Vol. 6: Piegan, Cheyenne, Arapaho; Vol. 7: Yakima, Klickitat, Interior Salish, Kutenai; Vol. 8: Nez Percés, Walla Walla, Umatilla, Cayuse, Chinookan Tribes; Vol. 9: Salishan Tribes of the Coast, Chimakum, Quilliute, Willapa; Vol. 10: The Kwakiutl; Vol. 11: Nootka, Haida; Vol. 12: The Hopi; Vol. 13: Hupa, Yurok, Karok, Wiyot, Tolowa, Tututni, Shasta, Achomawi, Klamath; Vol. 14: Kato, Wailaki, Yuki, Pomo, Wintun, Maidu, Miwok, Yokuts; Vol: 15: Southern California Shoshoneans, The Dieguenos, Plateau Shoshoneans, The Washo Mythology; Vol. 16: The Tiwa, The Keres. Curtis anticipated 500 sets of "The North American Indian" would be published, but he failed to find the requisite number of subscribers. Originally priced at $3,000 ($150 per volume with the supplemental portfolio), it is believed that the number of full sets actually published is between 272 to 292, with 272 representing the number of paid subscribers. The remaining sets were possibly presentation sets issued to prospective patrons or supporters. Sets of Curtis's tour-de-force are rare. The photogravures were printed by two different engravers: John Andrews & Son printed the ones for folio volumes 1-11, and Suffolk Engraving produced the plates for volumes 12-20. Most of the extant sets are in institutional collections in the United States and Europe. Several of those remaining sets were broken in the 1960s-80s when Curtis's approach -- in particular, his casual recycling of one tribe's props and ceremonial costumes for another's -- was not only viewed as an inappropriate strategy for a documentary photographer but also politically incorrect. Since then Curtis's work has been the focus of revisionist scholarship. It is prized among connoisseurs of photographic literature, antiquarian book and Americana collectors, as well as by Native-American peoples, who have come to embrace it as a treasure trove of pictorial information documenting their personal and collective history. |
| 2. |  | Edward S. Curtis 1905 An Oasis in the Badlands [The North American Indian, Volume III] Photogravure Swann Galleries - New York This piture was made in the heart of the Badlands of South Dakota. The subject is the sub-chief Red Hawk. This photogravure was included in a lot sold at the Swann Galleries auction "Important 19th & 20th Century Photographs" (New York, Mon Oct 15, 2007). |
| 3. |  | Edward S. Curtis n.d. Jack Red Cloud [The North American Indian, Volume III] Photogravure Swann Galleries - New York This photogravure was included in a lot sold at the Swann Galleries auction "Important 19th & 20th Century Photographs" (New York, Mon Oct 15, 2007). |
| 4. |  | Edward S. Curtis 1905, March (taken) Geronimo - Apache [The North American Indian, Volume I] Photogravure Swann Galleries - New York This photogravure was included in a lot sold at the Swann Galleries auction "Important 19th & 20th Century Photographs" (New York, Mon Oct 15, 2007). |
| 5. |  | Edward S. Curtis n.d. Little Hawk [The North American Indian, Volume III] Photogravure Swann Galleries - New York This photogravure was included in a lot sold at the Swann Galleries auction "Important 19th & 20th Century Photographs" (New York, Mon Oct 15, 2007). |
| 6. |  | Edward S. Curtis n.d. Mosa - Mohave [The North American Indian, Volume I] Photogravure Swann Galleries - New York This photogravure was included in a lot sold at the Swann Galleries auction "Important 19th & 20th Century Photographs" (New York, Mon Oct 15, 2007). |
| 7. |  | Edward S. Curtis n.d. Shot in the Hand - Apsaroke [The North American Indian, Volume IV] Photogravure Swann Galleries - New York This photogravure was included in a lot sold at the Swann Galleries auction "Important 19th & 20th Century Photographs" (New York, Mon Oct 15, 2007). |
| 8. |  | Edward S. Curtis n.d. Bear's Belly - AriKira [The North American Indian, Volume V] Photogravure Swann Galleries - New York A Member of the medicine fraternity, wrapped in his sacred bear-skin. This photogravure was included in a lot sold at the Swann Galleries auction "Important 19th & 20th Century Photographs" (New York, Mon Oct 15, 2007). |
| 9. |  | Edward S. Curtis n.d. Waiting in the Forest - Cheyenne [The North American Indian, Volume VI] Photogravure Swann Galleries - New York This photogravure was included in a lot sold at the Swann Galleries auction "Important 19th & 20th Century Photographs" (New York, Mon Oct 15, 2007). |
| 10. |  | Edward S. Curtis n.d. Kutenai Duck Hunter [The North American Indian, Volume VII] Photogravure Swann Galleries - New York This photogravure was included in a lot sold at the Swann Galleries auction "Important 19th & 20th Century Photographs" (New York, Mon Oct 15, 2007). |
| 11. |  | Edward S. Curtis n.d. Chief Joseph - Nez Perce [The North American Indian, Volume VIII] Photogravure Swann Galleries - New York This photogravure was included in a lot sold at the Swann Galleries auction "Important 19th & 20th Century Photographs" (New York, Mon Oct 15, 2007). |
| 12. |  | Edward S. Curtis 1899 (taken) Lummi Type [The North American Indian, Volume IX, Plate 320] Photogravure Swann Galleries - New York This photogravure was included in a lot sold at the Swann Galleries auction "Important 19th & 20th Century Photographs" (New York, Mon Oct 15, 2007). |
| 13. |  | Edward S. Curtis 1907-1930 (ca) Masked Dancers - Qagyuhl [The North American Indian, Volume X] Photogravure Swann Galleries - New York This photogravure was included in a lot sold at the Swann Galleries auction "Important 19th & 20th Century Photographs" (New York, Mon Oct 15, 2007). A copy of this image is held in the Smithsonian Institution Libraries (Accession number: SIL7-058-20). |
| 14. |  | Edward S. Curtis n.d. A Makah Maiden [The North American Indian, Volume XI] Photogravure Swann Galleries - New York This photogravure was included in a lot sold at the Swann Galleries auction "Important 19th & 20th Century Photographs" (New York, Mon Oct 15, 2007). |
| 15. |  | Edward S. Curtis 1906 Watching the Dancers [Hopi] [The North American Indian, Volume XII] Photogravure Swann Galleries - New York This photogravure was included in a lot sold at the Swann Galleries auction "Important 19th & 20th Century Photographs" (New York, Mon Oct 15, 2007). |
| 16. |  | Edward S. Curtis n.d. Crater Lake [The North American Indian, Volume XIII] Photogravure Swann Galleries - New York This photogravure was included in a lot sold at the Swann Galleries auction "Important 19th & 20th Century Photographs" (New York, Mon Oct 15, 2007). |
| 17. |  | Edward S. Curtis n.d. A Pomo Girl [The North American Indian,Volume XIV] Photogravure Swann Galleries - New York This photogravure was included in a lot sold at the Swann Galleries auction "Important 19th & 20th Century Photographs" (New York, Mon Oct 15, 2007). |
| 18. |  | Edward S. Curtis n.d. Washo Baskets [The North American Indian, Volume XV] Photogravure Swann Galleries - New York This photogravure was included in a lot sold at the Swann Galleries auction "Important 19th & 20th Century Photographs" (New York, Mon Oct 15, 2007). |
| 19. |  | Edward S. Curtis 1904 At the Old Well at Acoma [The North American Indian, Volume XVI] Photogravure Swann Galleries - New York Members of Coronado's army of explorers in 1540 and Espejo in 158 noted the "cisterns to collect snow and water" on the rock of Acoma. This photogravure was included in a lot sold at the Swann Galleries auction "Important 19th & 20th Century Photographs" (New York, Mon Oct 15, 2007). |