Complete 20 volume set of Edward Curtis' landmark The North American Indian at Heritage

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The Harriman Twenty-Volume Set from Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian: The Most Important Such Set Remaining in Private Hands. DALLAS, TX.- A work of profound national pride and historical importance, Edward S. Curtis' The North American Indian is expected to bring $900,000+ when it makes its auction debut Dec. 11 at Heritage's Political, Western Legends & Americana Memorabilia Signature® Auction. The 20-Volume original subscription set represents nearly three decades of work and more than 1,500 rarely-seen hand printed photographs of Native Americans of the Western United States and Alaska. This complete 20-Volume Set represents nearly three decades of work, and more than 1,500 rarely-seen hand printed photographs of Native Americans of the Western United States and Alaska. "At its core, Curtis' The North American Indian is a national treasure besides being a stunningly-beautiful testament to native peoples," said Tom Slater, Director of Americana Auctions at Heritage. "This is almost certainly the most important 20-Volume Curtis set remaining in private ... More