Edward S. Curtis (1868–1952)
1935
Printed prospectus with photogravure specimens
Height 12 in. (30.5 cm), width 8⅞ in. (22.5 cm)
Provenance: Christopher Cardozo collection, Minneapolis
This 1935 prospectus for Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian is one of the later subscription documents issued for the project, produced when the complete 20 volume set was nearing the end of its publishing run. It retains the foreword by Theodore Roosevelt dated October 11, 1906, which appeared in all prospectuses except the 1919 edition, alongside Curtis's own introduction and photogravure specimens illustrating the character of the volumes. The title page visible here names Curtis as author, Frederic Webb Hodge as editor, Roosevelt as foreword writer, and J. Pierpont Morgan as patron of the field research, presenting the full institutional framework of the project in a single document.
The 1935 prospectus was issued by Charles E. Lauriat Co. and offered discounted sets as the publication concluded, making it a document of both the project's ambitions and its long commercial arc. As a complete printed artifact with photogravure samples, it functions as a miniature introduction to the full work. Christopher Cardozo, the world's leading Curtis authority, held this prospectus in his personal collection, giving it provenance of unusual depth within the Curtis field.
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Edward S. Curtis (1868–1952)
1935
Printed prospectus with photogravure specimens
Height 12 in. (30.5 cm), width 8⅞ in. (22.5 cm)
Provenance: Christopher Cardozo collection, Minneapolis
This 1935 prospectus for Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian is one of the later subscription documents issued for the project, produced when the complete 20 volume set was nearing the end of its publishing run. It retains the foreword by Theodore Roosevelt dated October 11, 1906, which appeared in all prospectuses except the 1919 edition, alongside Curtis's own introduction and photogravure specimens illustrating the character of the volumes. The title page visible here names Curtis as author, Frederic Webb Hodge as editor, Roosevelt as foreword writer, and J. Pierpont Morgan as patron of the field research, presenting the full institutional framework of the project in a single document.
The 1935 prospectus was issued by Charles E. Lauriat Co. and offered discounted sets as the publication concluded, making it a document of both the project's ambitions and its long commercial arc. As a complete printed artifact with photogravure samples, it functions as a miniature introduction to the full work. Christopher Cardozo, the world's leading Curtis authority, held this prospectus in his personal collection, giving it provenance of unusual depth within the Curtis field.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
