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CURTIS, Edward Sheriff (American, 1868-1952). Pair of Portfolio XX Photogravures. Cambridge: Suffolk Engraving Company, ca. 1928. Original photogravures: one on Japanese vellum; the other on Dutch Van Gelder paper. Plates 700 (King Island Village from the Sea) and 705 (Diomede Boat Crew, Asiatic Shore in Distance) from Curtis’s Portfolio 20, “The North American Indian. Vol. 20. The Alaskan Eskimo. The Nunivak. The Eskimo of Hooper Bay. The Eskimo of King Island. The Eskimo of Little Diomede Island. The Eskimo of Cape Prince of Wales. The Kotzebue Eskimo. The Noatak. The Kobuk. The Selawik,” Sheets approx. 17 ¾ x 21 ¾”; images 11 ½ x 15 ½”. Curtis describes each image in Vol. 20: Plate 700 “The King islanders occupy dwellings erected on stilts on the cliff side, giving their village an unusual and highly picturesque appearance.” and Plate 705: “The crew are putting out from their island home from which the Asiatic coast is readily visible. Both: Deckle edge; toning and some discoloration. Plate 705: significant foxing/staining, soiled appearance, creasing; sold as is. Plate 700: ghosting visible verso, minor spots, image presents well.