[Rarebooks] FS: Signed Teddy Roosevelt on the North American Indian, Foreword to Edward Curtis's works

Charles Agvent agvent at erols.com
Tue Dec 4 07:39:16 EST 2007


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ROOSEVELT,  Theodore  (Teddy) [CURTIS,  Edward].  DOCUMENT  SIGNED
[Foreword  from  Curtis's  THE  NORTH AMERICAN  INDIAN].  The  printed
Foreword   page  (9-1/2"  x  12")   from  Edward  Curtis's  monumental
20-volume  study  of the North American Indian attractively SIGNED  at
the  bottom  below  his printed name. In part: "The Indian as  he  has
hitherto  been  is  on the point of passing away. His  life  has  been
lived  under conditions thru which our own race past so many ages  ago
that  not  a vestige of their memory remains. It would be a  veritable
calamity  if a vivid and truthful record of these conditions were  not
kept."  Wonderful  item that would frame very nicely.  Light  creasing
along edges. About Fine                                       $2000.00

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