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CURTIS, Edward Sheriff (American, 1868-1952). Group of Four Cheyenne Photogravures. [Boston: John Andrew & Son, ca. 1910/11]. Original photogravures on Japanese gampi tissue paper, mounted on Dutch Van Gelder paper. Each is a page from Curtis’s “The North American Indian, Vol. 6. The Piegan. The Cheyenne. The Arapaho.” 1. Crazy Dancers - Cheyenne. 1911. Facing page 114. Paper very toned with minor stains not affecting image. Some creasing around perimeter. 2. Animal Dance. 1910. Facing Page 116. Minor puckering in tissue, upper left quadrant.; some paper creases (not affecting image). 3. Gray Dawn - Cheyenne. 1910. Facing page 130. Van Gelder watermark visible. Minor creasing around perimeter and creased upper right corner. 4. The Altar - Cheyenne. 1910. Facing page 126. Minor stains on paper. Largest image 5 ½ x 7 ¼”; smallest 5 ¼ x 7 ¼”; pages approx 9 ½ x 12 ½”. All: toned with deckle edges; book binding marks along one edge; slight discoloration around perimeters. Images crisp and clean in very good condition.