From William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
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Nine parts, each bound separately and uniformly complete with titlepage in first volume. 26pp. of text printed rectos only, and eighty photogravure plates. Folio. Publisher's crimson cloth backstrip and maroon wrappers, front covers gilt. Mild fraying to spine cloth, some wrappers somewhat soiled, covers of first and ninth volumes creased, small abrasion from removed label on front cover of first volume. Small tear to last leaf of text of ninth volume, otherwise internally clean. About very good. A substantial production providing a rich photographic tapestry of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska in the early 20th century. Each volume contains nine photogravure plates (with only eight in the eighth volume), most full-page but some with more than one image per plate. Each part contains two or three text leaves printed rectos only. Altogether, the work is comprised of eighty photogravure plates with tissue guards containing over 100 distinct photographic images. Numerous photogravures depict indigenous Eskimos and other people, along with stunning views of rivers, mountains, mining, agriculture, landscapes, dogsled teams, totem poles, ships, and various aspects of life in the Pacific Northwest. Highlights include the "Largest Fir in Washington," "Bird's-Eye of Nome, Alaska," "An Arctic Musher," and the "Eskimo Salmon Dance." The photogravures were taken by a number of prominent western photographers, including Frank H. Nowell, W.P. Romans, Thomas W. Tolman, Wylie T. Dennison, and Asahel Curtis (estranged brother of Edward S. Curtis). The gravures are printed in sepia, blue, or green tints, and retain their clarity and power more than a century after their printing. "A magnificent work, relating mostly to Alaska, with many fine full-page tinted plates" - Decker. "Contains fine plates of scenery in Seattle and Alaska" - Soliday. DECKER 26:6. SOLIDAY I:1032. WICKERSHAM 412. Seller Inventory # WRCAM54859
Bibliographic Details
Title: ART WORK OF SEATTLE AND ALASKA
Publisher: W.D. Harney Photogravure Co., Racine, Wi.
Publication Date: 1907
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