Oct 18, 2011 - Sale 2257

Sale 2257 - Lot 42

Price Realized: $ 11,400
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 6,000 - $ 9,000
CURTIS, EDWARD S. (1868-1952)
Choice group of 38 large-format plates from "The North American Indian." Photogravures on vellum, Japan tissue and Van Gelder, each approximately 15 1/2x11 1/4 inches (39.4x28.6 cm.), and the reverse, with Curtis's printed credit, title, date, plate number and publisher on recto; all but 5 with an ex-library stamp on verso. 1911-1926

Additional Details

The plates in this group represent Portfolios 6, 12, 14 and 15. They include: 184, 202, 423, 473, 475-476, 478, 484-485, 488-489, 490-497, 499, 506, 510, 514-516, 517, 519-520, 522, 524, 526-527, 530, 532, 535-536, 540 and 543.