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Description:
Eight Edward Sheriff Curtis King Island Photogravures, c. 1914 to 1928. From Curtis' seminal work The North American Indian, including four large folio prints on Japanese vellum, Plate 700 "King Island Village From the Sea," Plate 701 "King Island Village," Plate 702 "King Island Homes" and Plate 703 "Qunaninru-King Island"; and four small prints including "On the Cliff Edge, King Island," "King Island," "Housetops, King Island" and "The Bow-Drill, King Island," sheet size 22 x 18 and 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in., respectively.
Estimate $600-800
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Keywords
Curtis, Island PhotogravuresJohn Dorfman
Director, Books & Manuscripts
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Fine Books & Manuscripts
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