Edward S. Curtis; One Hundred Masterworks.

New York: Delmonico Books, (2015). First edition. One of 175 numbered copies signed by the author and each with custom-produced photographic print in the front pocket. Quarto. 184 pp. with Curtis illustrations throughout. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt spine lettering and a laid-down Curtis photographic illustration on the front, burgundy endpapers, matching slipcase. As new and with the author's presentation card."This exquisite new edition showcases Edward Curtis’ most compelling and important works as well as many of his most iconic and rarely seen images. Due to the extraordinary quality of this edition’s images, Curtis’ artistry and mastery of photographic mediums is seen as never before outside museum exhibitions.One Hundred Masterworks was one of the most widely heralded and sumptuously created photography books of 2016. The Deluxe Slipcase Edition of One Hundred Masterworks, created exclusively in Italy, features a luxury cloth cover with a hand-inset image. It is housed in a luxury cloth slipcase, stamped with Edward Curtis’ signature in gold foil; truly a stunning book for Curtis, fine art photography and book collectors. Never before have Curtis’ images been presented with such fidelity and power in book form.Each elegant book will also include a custom-produced photographic print [in this copy the print is "Kutenai Duck Hunter, 1910"]. The prints are created using a state-of-the-art capture of a vintage, original Edward Curtis print, exactly as it was done for the book. The print is produced to archival standards. Print size is approximately 6 x 8 , inspired by Curtis’s original platinum prints of the same size, which have been exhibited in major museums worldwide and can be found in the collections of major museums nationally. Prized for their subtlety, intimacy, beauty, and nuance." (Cardozo Fine Art)"One Hundred Masterworks is an extraordinary selection of vintage photographs by Edward S. Curtis, which highlights both iconic and previously little known images, the majority printed in Curtis’ most compelling and rare processes. The prints are among the finest examples that exist and, in some cases, will be the only known example of a particular image. Every style, subject matter, cultural/geographic area, and medium Curtis worked in will be included. The collection from which this exhibition is drawn comprises over 3,000 vintage Curtis photographs and related objects" (T. Brandow)