IN THE LAND OF THE HEADHUNTERS by Edward S Curtis ~1915 1st Ed ~ Signed ~ RARE!!

Description: FOR SALE IS AN EXTREMELY RARE 1915 FIRST EDITION OF EDWARD S. CURTIS' ICONIC BOOK "IN THE LAND OF THE HEADHUNTERS" SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. THIS HARDCOVER BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE COVER SHOWS SOME SLIGHT FADING AND BACK COVER BOARD HAS SLIGHT STAINING. SEE PHOTOS. THE TEXT PAGES OF THE BOOK ARE TIGHT AND CLEAN. ALL PAGES INTACT AND BRIGHT AS ARE THE PHOTO ILLUSTRATIONS. SIGNATURE IS AT THE END OF THE FOREWORD PAGE. THERE IS A SECOND SIGNATURE THAT IS BELIEVED TO BE BY CURTIS HIMSELF IN OLD AGE (HE DIED AT AGE 84) WHICH DOES NOT DIMINISH THE BOLD INK SIGNATURE. THIS INFORMATION WAS ACQUIRED FROM THE REPUTABLE SEATTLE BOOKSELLER MAGUS BOOKS FROM WHOM I PURCHASED THIS BOOK YEARS AGO (THE ORIGINAL LISTING FROM THE BOOKSELLER IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST). SEATTLE WAS THE HOME OF CURTIS' ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO. I HAVE NOT HAD THE SIGNATURES VERIFIED BECAUSE I FELT THERE WAS NO NEED COMING FROM THIS BOOKSELLER GIVES ME A 99.9% CERTAINTY OF THE AUTHENTICITY. I HAVE A FEW SIGNED BOOKS OF EDWARD S. CURTIS AND IT MATCHES THEM IN ALL WAYS. IF MAIN SIGNATURE IS DEEMED FAKE BY A REPUTABLE AUTHENTICATOR, I WILL GLADLY REFUND ALL MONIES UPON ITS RETURN. ANY COPY OF THIS HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE BOOK IS GETTING NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ESPECIALLY A RARE SIGNED FIRST EDITION IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. I AM A LONG TIME CURTIS COLLECTOR. PURCHASE WITH CONFIDENCE. SEE MY SELLER RATING AND FEEDBACK. ALL OFFERS WILL BE WELCOMED AND CONSIDERED. CHECK MY MANY OTHER ITEMS AND OTHER RARE BOOKS SOME SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Edward S. CurtisIn The Land of the HeadhuntersIndian Life and Indian Lore1915 Hardcover Edition World Book Company, Yonkers-on-Hudson. 1915 Printing. Copyright 1914. Hardcover. Signed by author. Very good to excellent. Illustrated with photographs by Edward S. Curtis. Front cover board has some slight fading and back cover has some slight staining. Binding solid. Hinges sound. Clean and bright pages and images. See photos. Scarce 1915 edition.

Price: 1500 USD

Location: Muskegon, Michigan

End Time: 2024-03-14T18:20:19.000Z

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