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There may be some faint offset or bleed through from nature of the plates and printing to each side of paper  There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age.  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There is some faint to light toning or browning of the paper throughout, overall pleasing.  There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age.  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There may be some faint offset due to fold out nature of the engraving.  There may be some faint toning to the paper.  There are occasional minor closed tears from age and handling to plates from this work.  There may be archival tape to verso of some folds.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":200,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T06:06:10.265Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,600","currency":"USD","id":31239,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/31240/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/31240/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-06-28","available":false,"description":{"en":"this extraordinary engraving is from georg braun & frans hogenberg's \n civitates orbis terrarum or \n atlas of the cities of the world . the work was published in augsberg in 1575. it is considered the greatest atlas of city views ever made. it included some of the earliest views available and is a crucial guide to understanding the world in the 16th century. the text to verso is in latin. \n \n \"the \n civitates orbis terrarum or the 'braun & hogenberg' is the most famous of the early town atlases. the civitates was, like ortelius's \n theatrum , one of the best-selling works in the last quarter of the 16th century. although it had no comparable predecessor, it immediately answered a great public demand because social, political and economic life at that time was concentrated in cities. apart from that the pictorial style of the plans and views appealed very much to the uneducated public.\" (van der krogt) \n \n this work was the most famouse of all the town-books comprising over 500 views. it featured views of the majority of the major european cities. the cities illustrated included amsterdam, barcelona, \u200b\u200bbologna, brixen, brussels, chios, danzig, hamburg, helsingborg, innsbruck, istanbul (constantinople), cologne, leiden, liege, london, luxembourg, milan, moscow, nuremberg, ostia, paris, pozzuoli, prague-eger, rome, rotterdam, seville, stockholm, tivoli, trento, utrecht, venice, weimar, wroclaw, and zurich. it also included some illustrations of places in asia, africa, and latin america including: aden, alexandria, cuzco, casablanca, jerusalem, and cairo. \n \n georg braun and frans hogenberg began the work for this atlas in 1572, intended as a companion work to abraham ortelius's \n theatrum orbis terrarum . braun was responsible for editing the work and hogenberg engraved the majority of the views. there were also many talented contributors that provided original drawings including joris hoefnagel (spanish and italian towns), jacob van deventer (netherlands), stumpf, sebastien munster (german), and heinrich von rantzau (danish). \n \n georg braun (1541-1622) was a german catholic cleric. he spent most of his life working for the church st. maria and gradus. abraham ortelius assisted braun with the editing of \n civitates orbis terrarum . \n \n frans hogenberg (1535-1590) was one of the greatest engravers of his time. he engraved the majority of the plates for \n civitates orbis terrarum as well as ortelius's \n theatrum orbis terrarum . hogenberg also made sure to detail the foregrounds of the plates including fashion of the time. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 20 1/2\" by 16\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving"},"estimateMax":1600,"lotNumber":"1039","title":{"en":"braun & hogenberg, pub. 1575 - view of innsbruck, germany"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/61859/lot/31240/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be some faint offset due to fold out nature of the engraving.  There may be some faint toning to the paper.  There are occasional minor closed tears from age and handling to plates from this work.  There may be archival tape to verso of some folds.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":210,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T06:06:10.266Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,600","currency":"USD","id":31240,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/31241/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/31241/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-06-28","available":false,"description":{"en":"this extraordinary engraving is from georg braun & frans hogenberg's \n civitates orbis terrarum or \n atlas of the cities of the world . the work was published in augsberg in 1575. it is considered the greatest atlas of city views ever made. it included some of the earliest views available and is a crucial guide to understanding the world in the 16th century. the text to verso is in latin. \n \n \"the \n civitates orbis terrarum or the 'braun & hogenberg' is the most famous of the early town atlases. the civitates was, like ortelius's \n theatrum , one of the best-selling works in the last quarter of the 16th century. although it had no comparable predecessor, it immediately answered a great public demand because social, political and economic life at that time was concentrated in cities. apart from that the pictorial style of the plans and views appealed very much to the uneducated public.\" (van der krogt) \n \n this work was the most famouse of all the town-books comprising over 500 views. it featured views of the majority of the major european cities. the cities illustrated included amsterdam, barcelona, \u200b\u200bbologna, brixen, brussels, chios, danzig, hamburg, helsingborg, innsbruck, istanbul (constantinople), cologne, leiden, liege, london, luxembourg, milan, moscow, nuremberg, ostia, paris, pozzuoli, prague-eger, rome, rotterdam, seville, stockholm, tivoli, trento, utrecht, venice, weimar, wroclaw, and zurich. it also included some illustrations of places in asia, africa, and latin america including: aden, alexandria, cuzco, casablanca, jerusalem, and cairo. \n \n georg braun and frans hogenberg began the work for this atlas in 1572, intended as a companion work to abraham ortelius's \n theatrum orbis terrarum . braun was responsible for editing the work and hogenberg engraved the majority of the views. there were also many talented contributors that provided original drawings including joris hoefnagel (spanish and italian towns), jacob van deventer (netherlands), stumpf, sebastien munster (german), and heinrich von rantzau (danish). \n \n georg braun (1541-1622) was a german catholic cleric. he spent most of his life working for the church st. maria and gradus. abraham ortelius assisted braun with the editing of \n civitates orbis terrarum . \n \n frans hogenberg (1535-1590) was one of the greatest engravers of his time. he engraved the majority of the plates for \n civitates orbis terrarum as well as ortelius's \n theatrum orbis terrarum . hogenberg also made sure to detail the foregrounds of the plates including fashion of the time. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 20 1/2\" by 16\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving"},"estimateMax":1600,"lotNumber":"1040","title":{"en":"braun & hogenberg, pub. 1575 - views of czech republic, bohemia: caslav (tschaslau) and chomutov"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/61859/lot/31241/view","tags":["uscollectibles_booksandpaper","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be some faint offset due to fold out nature of the engraving.  There may be some faint toning to the paper.  There are occasional minor closed tears from age and handling to plates from this work.  There may be archival tape to verso of some folds.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":230,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T06:06:10.268Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$800 - $1,600","currency":"USD","id":31241,"estimateMin":800},{"startPrice":200,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/31242/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/31242/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/31242/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/31242/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/31242/005/005.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-06-28","available":false,"description":{"en":"this extraordinary engraving is from georg braun & frans hogenberg's \n civitates orbis terrarum or \n atlas of the cities of the world . the work was published in augsberg in 1575. it is considered the greatest atlas of city views ever made. it included some of the earliest views available and is a crucial guide to understanding the world in the 16th century. the text to verso is in latin. \n \n \"the \n civitates orbis terrarum or the 'braun & hogenberg' is the most famous of the early town atlases. the civitates was, like ortelius's \n theatrum , one of the best-selling works in the last quarter of the 16th century. although it had no comparable predecessor, it immediately answered a great public demand because social, political and economic life at that time was concentrated in cities. apart from that the pictorial style of the plans and views appealed very much to the uneducated public.\" (van der krogt) \n \n this work was the most famouse of all the town-books comprising over 500 views. it featured views of the majority of the major european cities. the cities illustrated included amsterdam, barcelona, \u200b\u200bbologna, brixen, brussels, chios, danzig, hamburg, helsingborg, innsbruck, istanbul (constantinople), cologne, leiden, liege, london, luxembourg, milan, moscow, nuremberg, ostia, paris, pozzuoli, prague-eger, rome, rotterdam, seville, stockholm, tivoli, trento, utrecht, venice, weimar, wroclaw, and zurich. it also included some illustrations of places in asia, africa, and latin america including: aden, alexandria, cuzco, casablanca, jerusalem, and cairo. \n \n georg braun and frans hogenberg began the work for this atlas in 1572, intended as a companion work to abraham ortelius's \n theatrum orbis terrarum . braun was responsible for editing the work and hogenberg engraved the majority of the views. there were also many talented contributors that provided original drawings including joris hoefnagel (spanish and italian towns), jacob van deventer (netherlands), stumpf, sebastien munster (german), and heinrich von rantzau (danish). \n \n georg braun (1541-1622) was a german catholic cleric. he spent most of his life working for the church st. maria and gradus. abraham ortelius assisted braun with the editing of \n civitates orbis terrarum . \n \n frans hogenberg (1535-1590) was one of the greatest engravers of his time. he engraved the majority of the plates for \n civitates orbis terrarum as well as ortelius's \n theatrum orbis terrarum . hogenberg also made sure to detail the foregrounds of the plates including fashion of the time. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 20 1/2\" by 16\" (fold out) \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving"},"estimateMax":5000,"lotNumber":"1041","title":{"en":"braun & hogenberg, pub. 1575 - view of rome, italy (engravings to two sheets)"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/61859/lot/31242/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  There may be some faint offset due to fold out nature of the engraving.  There may be some faint toning to the paper.  There are occasional minor closed tears from age and handling to plates from this work.  There may be archival tape to verso of some folds.  There may be a few minor imperfections or faint marks to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":200,"soldPrice":1350,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T06:06:16.554Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$3,000 - $5,000","currency":"USD","id":31242,"estimateMin":3000},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/31243/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/31243/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-06-28","available":false,"description":{"en":"this extraordinary large folio etching is from giovanni battista piranesi's \n vedute di roma . the work was printed in rome between 1760-1790s. \n \n the etchings are on laid paper. we were able to note two watermarks present in the work. one wasthe characteristic fleur-de-lis in a circle, commonly used for his published etchings in 1760s. the second was the lettering bracciano. \n \n piranesi noted, \"when i saw in rome how most of the remains of ancient buildings lay scattered through gardens and ploughed fields where they dwindled day by day \u2026 i resolved to preserve them by means of engravings. i have therefore drawn these ruins with all possible exquisiteness.\" \n \n giovanni battista piranesi (1720-1778) is known as one of the most famous architectural artists of all times. born in venice and later settled in rome, the young piranesi first aspired to be an architect. after having little luck in his studied field, he turned instead to the art of architecture. his work masterfully used light and space to create depth and detail in his exceptional work. \"no other author [artist] before or since was capable of visions of grandeur that could so excite and inspire the enthusiast.\" (scott, piranesi, 1975, p.127) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 30 1/2\" by 21\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: large folio etching to laid paper"},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"1042","title":{"en":"piranesi - interior view of the pantheon"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/61859/lot/31243/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  This is very large paper that would have been line dried and you can see the faint crease of this to the paper, but it is not deep and part of the process used at the time.  There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":675,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T06:06:16.556Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":31243,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":500,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/31244/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/31244/002/002.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-06-28","available":false,"description":{"en":"this extraordinary large folio etching is from giovanni battista piranesi's \n vedute di roma . the work was printed in rome between 1760-1790s. \n \n the etchings are on laid paper. we were able to note two watermarks present in the work. one wasthe characteristic fleur-de-lis in a circle, commonly used for his published etchings in 1760s. the second was the lettering bracciano. \n \n piranesi noted, \"when i saw in rome how most of the remains of ancient buildings lay scattered through gardens and ploughed fields where they dwindled day by day \u2026 i resolved to preserve them by means of engravings. i have therefore drawn these ruins with all possible exquisiteness.\" \n \n giovanni battista piranesi (1720-1778) is known as one of the most famous architectural artists of all times. born in venice and later settled in rome, the young piranesi first aspired to be an architect. after having little luck in his studied field, he turned instead to the art of architecture. his work masterfully used light and space to create depth and detail in his exceptional work. \"no other author [artist] before or since was capable of visions of grandeur that could so excite and inspire the enthusiast.\" (scott, piranesi, 1975, p.127) \n \n \n paper size: ~ 30 1/2\" by 21\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: large folio etching to laid paper"},"estimateMax":3000,"lotNumber":"1043","title":{"en":"piranesi - remains of the villa of maecenas at tivoli"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/61859/lot/31244/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  This is very large paper that would have been line dried and you can see the faint crease of this to the paper, but it is not deep and part of the process used at the time.  There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age. Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":500,"soldPrice":500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T06:06:16.558Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":31244,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":50,"sold":true,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/31245/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/31245/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/31245/003/003.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/31245/004/004.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/31245/005/005.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/31245/006/006.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/31245/007/007.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/31245/008/008.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/31245/009/009.jpg"],"soldDate":"2025-06-28","available":false,"description":{"en":"this scientific engraving is from athanasius kircher's \n magnes sive de arte magnetica opus tripartitum . this is from first edition published in rome in 1641 by l. grignani for h. scheus. \n \n the work was an excellent study of magnetism. kircher explored various applications including time measurement, medicine, music, and love. it \"contain[ed] the first use of the term 'elektro-magnetism'... (electromagnetics) (&) all that was known in his day on electricity and magnetism.\" (merrill) it was a \"large-scale work; deals with various magnetic-electronic questions, on gravity, compasses, etc., based on his own experiments with apparatus designed by kircher himself.\" (dunnhaupt 2330) \n \n athanasius kircher (1601-1680) was a jesuit priest and scholar. he gathered and helped disseminate knowledge from around the world gathered by jesuit missionaries. it is believed he was the first to depict the pacific ring of fire on a map. he was one of the final renaissance men. he lowered himself into vesuvius after an eruption, experimented with bioluminescence as a light source, and make the first known aeolian harp. he wrote 44 books, over 2000 manuscripts, and assembled one of the first natural history collections. kircher's work was itself fascinating for its thematic maps. his work was on the underground passages and subterranean networks of the globe. he created a map that was the first to show ocean currents. \n \n provenance: there was an episcopal coat of arms stamp and an old ownership mark for the counts of hatzfeld in waldmanshofen \n \n \n paper size: ~ 6 1/2\" by 9\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: engraving"},"estimateMax":600,"lotNumber":"1044","title":{"en":"kircher, pub. 1641 - 8 engravings of magnetism charts or diagrams"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/61859/lot/31245/view","tags":["uscollectibles_scientific","uscollectibles","uscollectibles_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition. 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The plate is re-mounted to the paper. There may be occasional browning or spotting to the paper from age. Some occasional wear or closed tears to edges with some pages having repairs. Some of the image / plates are printed to the right margin or slightly trimmed. There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age. 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There may be occasional browning or spotting to the paper from age. Some occasional wear or closed tears to edges with some pages having repairs. Some of the image / plates are printed to the right margin or slightly trimmed. There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age. 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There may be occasional browning or spotting to the paper from age. Some occasional wear or closed tears to edges with some pages having repairs. Some of the image / plates are printed to the right margin or slightly trimmed. There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age. 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There may be occasional browning or spotting to the paper from age. Some occasional wear or closed tears to edges with some pages having repairs. Some of the image / plates are printed to the right margin or slightly trimmed. There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age. 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There may be occasional browning or spotting to the paper from age. Some occasional wear or closed tears to edges with some pages having repairs. Some of the image / plates are printed to the right margin or slightly trimmed. There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age. 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There is a closed break to the backing card at the upper left.  There may be some closed tears, foxing, wear, or chipping in the margins / to the card.  The lithograph itself is in excellent condition.  There may me be a few faint marks, fox marks, or minor imperfections to be expected with age and mostly marginal with the work.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions."},"directSalePrice":800,"soldPrice":1500,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T06:06:09.913Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $4,000","currency":"USD","id":31269,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":250,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/31270/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/31270/002/002.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/31270/003/003.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"included in this lot: \n \n qua-ta-wa-pea, a shawanoe chief \n payta-kootha, a shawanoe warrior \n \n \n description of the work: \n \n this historic folio, native american lithograph is from thomas l. mckenney & james hall\u2019s \n history of the indian tribes of north america . the work was published in philadelphia by daniel rice and james clark between 1842 and 1844. \n \n an admirer and supporter of the american indians, thomas mckenney spent his tenure in office fighting for their cause and preserving their legacy through a gallery of paintings that were commissioned by various artists. unfortunately, the original paintings burned in a fire, and all that is left to remember these indians are the lithographs found in history which were modeled off the paintings. charles bird king was an american portrait painter that was commissioned by mckenney to paint the portraits of the indians. king made many of the 143 paintings from which the lithographs were created. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 13 3/4\" by 19 3/4\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: originally hand-colored folio lithograph"},"estimateMax":2500,"lotNumber":"1069","title":{"en":"mckenney & hall, folio - pair of shawanoe native american lithographs"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/61859/lot/31270/view","tags":["usart_printsandmultiples","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in good to very good condition overall.  There may be some very light toning, fox marks, or text offset.  There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age.  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There may be some very light toning, fox marks, or text offset.  There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age.  Please review the image carefully for condition and contact us with any questions. - No text available"},"directSalePrice":250,"soldPrice":750,"lastUpdate":"2026-08-16T06:06:10.362Z","textCase":"lower","estimate":"$2,000 - $3,000","currency":"USD","id":31273,"estimateMin":2000},{"startPrice":750,"sold":false,"images":["https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/31274/001/001.jpg","https://bidspirit-images.global.ssl.fastly.net/trillium/cloned-images/31274/002/002.jpg"],"available":false,"description":{"en":"this moving photogravure in folio size is from edward curtis's \n the north american indian being a series of volumes picturing and describing the indians of the united states and alaska. edited by frederick webb hodge. foreword by theodore roosevelt. field research conducted under the patronage of j. pierpont morgan . the work was published in 1911 in cambridge, massachusetts. this was part of # 198 of a proposed edition of 500 (though about 272 sets are believed to be completed). \n \n the photogravures depict native americans from the piegan, cheyenne, and arapaho cultures. curtis's work was a remarkable record of native american life and one of the most ambitious anthropological studies done. w. h. holmes, chief of the bureau of american ethnology in 1910, stated that this \"publication should last for a thousand years.\" \n the north american indian was referred to as \u201cthe most gigantic undertaking since the making of the king james edition of the bible\u201d and containing \u201cthe most exquisite book art of our time.\u201d \n \n edward sheriff curtis (1868-1952) was an american photographer and ultimately historian of the american west. he travelled extensively for three decades living with the native american tribes. he immersed himself in their customs, languages and beliefs. he detailed and photographed the tribes creating a truly comprehensive look into their lives. \n \n \n paper size: ~ 17 1/2\" by 21 1/2\" \n \n \n paper type or special features: photogravure"},"estimateMax":4000,"lotNumber":"1073","title":{"en":"edwards curtis, folio - cheyenne profile"},"url":"https://us.bidspirit.com/ui/lotPage/trillium/source/catalog/auction/61859/lot/31274/view","tags":["usart_photography","usart","usart_all"],"conditionReport":{"en":"The work is in very good to excellent condition overall.  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There may be some very light scattered foxing to plates from this work.  There may be a few minor, closed tears at the extreme edges from handling.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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There may be some very light scattered foxing to plates from this work.  There may be a few minor, closed tears at the extreme edges from handling.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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There may be some very light scattered foxing to plates from this work.  There may be a few minor, closed tears at the extreme edges from handling.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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There may be some very light scattered foxing to plates from this work.  There may be a few minor, closed tears at the extreme edges from handling.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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There may be some very light scattered foxing to plates from this work.  There may be a few minor, closed tears at the extreme edges from handling.  There may be a few minor imperfections to be expected with age.  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There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age. 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The vellum causes natural rippling to the paper, inherent to the paper and printing process, and can be seen to varying degrees to plates from this work.  There may be a few minor marks or imperfections to be expected with age. 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