Curtis Asahel (28 results)

No Binding. Condition: Collectible-Near Fine (Near Fi. Original color printed postcard. No date, circa 1910s-1920s. 3 1/2" x 5 1/2." The title is printed at the top of the image. Postcard is unused. Postcard is very clean and intact except for slight wear at the edges and subtle age toning. A Near Fine copy. Asahel Curtis (1874-1941) was an American photographer based in the Pacific Northwest. He became well-known for his promotional photographs of the region and made contributions to the formation of Mt. Rainier National Park. This postcard shows an imposing crevasse in a glacier in Mt. Rainier National Park and two people atop the ridge to the side. No. "4025" is printed on the back preceding the copyright information. A back caption reads, "The Switzerland of America. A Crevasse on Mount Rainier. 'Mt. Rainier is located in Pierce Coounty, Washington, about 60 miles south-east of Seattle and forty-five miles from Tacoma. It is 14,526 feet high. Rainier National Park is eighteen miles square.'".

ISBN 0-87701-339-X. Oblong Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition. Tight sound, price-clipped copy with minor rubs to edges and corners of covers. No statement of later printing on copyright page.

Stiff Printed Wrap. Condition: Good+. Asahel Curtis (photography) (illustrator). First Edition. Small 4to. Pp. 12, and 6 loose leaves. Illustrated with black & white rotogravure and photogravure reproductions. Stiff gray paper covers, titles and decorations printed in green and black, saddle stapled. Edges rubbed and lightly crimped, leaves minimally age toned. An eloquent introduction to the Washington State peak that the author and Mentor editor Moffat believe should yet be named "Tacoma." Six loose full-page Asahel Curtis plates are backed with additional text.Browne was a painter, explorer, mountaineer, and exponent of wilderness travel who had published The Conquest of Mount McKinley in 1913.The Mentor Association was "established for the development of a popular interest in art, literature, science, history, nature, and travel."Preserved in a clear archival pouch with acid-free backing.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1913 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 20 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1920 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 70 Language: English.

Stiff Illustrated Wrap. Condition: Good+. Asahel Curtis (photography) (illustrator). 8vo. Pp. 32. Frontis. climbers on Pinnacle Peak. Illustrated with numerous black & white photo reproductions. Stiff paper covers illustrated with color reproductions, saddle stapled, leaves printed in red and black. Covers partly split at the spine, edges rubbed, light damp stain to fore edges, else crisp and bright. Almira Bailey was the pen name of Katherine Mullen, a feature writer at the San Francisco Journal and Seattle Post-Intelligencer and also the author of Seattle Her Faults and Her Virtues. This is a well-designed production with clear photos of city and regional attractions including aerial views. Preserved in a clear archival sleeve with acid-free backing.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Curtis, Asahel (illustrator) (illustrator). A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 10"w x 9 1/2"h. 132 pages. Black and white photographs of Seattle's history.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Curtis, Asahel (Photographer) (illustrator). Front cover has a color photo of cleopatra terrace and the words Yellowstone Park in large print with black & gilt lettering. Work is bound by the publisher's string-tied knot. There are small pieces missing at the head and tail of the spine and some tearing along the spine but the volume appears to be well held together. The original tissue guard is in tact at the front page of the work with a slight dogear that I am trying to straight out. The work consists of about thirty full page color photo illustrations of Yellowstone park scenery that were common in the early 20th century with appropriate descriptions on the opposite page. The first photo is of bears feeding on hotel garbage, a practice that was discontinued in the 1930's. Note that most of the reprints being offered by foreign vendors offer black & white illustrations, this original is in color. It is acknowledged that Yellowstone Park is the most peculiar and wonderful area of its size in the known world. This work is a historic treasure of what it was a century ago. Available for immediate shipment, carefully packed in a sturdy box!.

Illustrated Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. Asahel Curtis (illustrator). First Thus. Square 8vo. Pp. 32. Illustrated throughout with black & white photographs. Map. Saddle-stapled wraps illustrated in three-color. A well-preserved copy. Although another Seattle Chamber of Commerce promotional was later published with the same title, this issue is laden with charm, good design, and exquisite photography. Among photos are the statue commemorating the Alki landing of the Denny Party (still standing, although amended in the last 20 years with the names of the female members of the party), the lauded University of Washington crew, a gloomy noir-sh photo of ships at anchor at night, oddly accompanied by information on infant mortality in Seattle, a centerfold bird's eye view of Seattle, looking eastward from Elliott Bay, and the many gorgeous photos of ships and prominent residences.Although a date of publication is not included, a photograph on p. 8 dated 1924 indicates publication in 1925. Now preserved in a clear, removable archival sleeve.

Paperback. Condition: VG-. Brown paper covers with two-tone illustration on front cover. Gilt lettering and clouds beginning to fade, but still gold in color and a little shiny. Two point saddle staple binding. Oblong. Bright red hand tied ribbon on spine no longer connected at the upper edge. Light wrinkling around the outside edges. 1/3" of the tip of the lower front corner is missing. Rare, 24 page pictorial journey through Mount Rainier National Park with gallery of sepia images. Uncommon.

PAPERBACK. First edition. no pagination, full page b/w illustrations quarto paper. slight soiling, spine tear, cover wear otherwise good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprints of b&w photos by Asahel Curtis and Webster and Webster, both established Seattle-based photographers. (illustrator). First Thus. Small, thick 8vo. Pp. 349. Illustrated with Asahel Curtis and Webster and Webster b&w photo reproductions. Green cloth with gilt lettering to front cover and spine. Some slight foxing to rear endpapers; pinhole near top of front hinge; slight 2" tear to midsection of rear hinge (see photo). Discreet ownership blindstamp on title page. Very Good. The preliminary part of the book contains the breathtaking account of Eugene Allen's effort to beat a rival over the Chilkoot Pass (Chilcoot Trail) to establish a newspaper at Dawson City in the spring of 1898. That he did, and the subsequent part of the book utilizes extracts from the Klondike Nugget to illustrate the drama of the Klondike gold rush, including graft, vice, corruption at every level, greed, fire and other tragedies. Indeed, for a good section of the harrowing journey, Gene Allen was accompanied by Asahel Curtis, Seattle photographer, who was documenting the Klondike Gold Rush. Gripping reading -- from first-person accounts. A handsome copy. ARCTIC BIB., 1039; RICKS, p. 33. (Wickersham's cite for the newspaper proper, item 5200.) Bookseller inventory R10182X35B.

Stiff Embossed Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Asahel Curtis, Walter Miller, Webster and Stevens, John McCormick (illustrator). 4to. Unpaginated. Short text introduction followed by gravure black & white photographs on recto. Stiff embossed wraps printed in dark green and white, lightly stained, corner wear. Choice photography by Asahel Curtis, Walter Miller, Webster and Stevens, John McCormick and others documents the Pacific Northwest of the 1915 era. Some unusual vantages include overlooking East Sound at Orcas Island, the head of Princess Louise Inlet, Mount Baker as seen from Mount Young, etc. In short, shots obtained through intrepid venturing. The simple cover, featuring a Douglas fir with the Smith Tower in the background, conveys a classic Northwest motif. Scarce. Not in SMITH.

Condition: Very Good. Asahel Curtis (illustrator). First Edition. 4to. Pp. 23. Laden with black and white photography, including several by Asahel Curtis, Lester Rounds, C. Olympic Jones, Pierson, et al. Pictorial map on rear cover. Two leaves with an old dog-ear crease, now mellowed. Although lacking a publication date, we posit 1929 due to a photo of the Boeing 80A, which first flew that year. Railroad enthusiasts might pinpoint the date based on roundtrip rail fare from Chicago to Seattle pegged at $90.30.Seattle's ascendancy as the chief city of the Pacific Northwest. A promotional view book with heavy emphasis on parks and Seattle's "City Beautiful" effort. Also includes photos of the Olympic Golf and Country Club, the Big Four Inn, the lodge at Paradise, Mt. Rainier, the Chippewa ferry of the Black Ball Line, and ships in the Alaska Steamship Company fleet. The Seattle Spirit pervades the publication. Now preserved in a clear, removable archival sleeve with acid-free backing. . Illustrated Wrappers, Saddle-Stapled.

Stiff Printed Wraps. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Small folio. Unpaginated. Illustrated with 32 black & white gravure photographs with captions. Illustrated wrap printed in black, blue and yellow. Saddle staples oxidized. A few very small closed tears, lightly soiled. The introduction describes automobile routes being constructed through the new park (established 1899) but "the true Mountain lover will travel by trail." A scarce piece of Rainieriana. Not in SMITH or SOLIDAY. Preserved in a clear archival sleeve with acid-free backing.

First edition. Oblong quarto (8 x 10 1/2 inches). [62] pp. 30 full page color photographic illustrations of scenes in Yellowstone, all by Curtis and all with explanatory text within a light green floral border on the opposing versos. Publisher's string-tied olive wrappers, cover with laid down color illustration and black and gilt lettering. Bit of abrasion to spine and faint crease to lower front corner but, overall, a very attractive and very clean copy.Asahel Curtis, brother of Edward S. Curtis, opened a photography studio in Seattle in 1911 and employed a number of developers and colorists. He was hired by a number of local companies, organizations, and wealthy individuals to take portraits and promotional photos. In this instance, he was hired by the Northern Pacific Railway Company.

First edition. Oblong quarto (8 x 10 1/2 inches). [62] pp. 30 full page color photographic illustrations of scenes in Yellowstone, all by Curtis and all with explanatory text within a light green floral border on the opposing versos. Publisher's string-tied olive wrappers, cover with laid down color illustration and black and gilt lettering. Bit of toning to front but, overall, a very attractive and very clean copy.Asahel Curtis, brother of Edward S. Curtis, opened a photography studio in Seattle in 1911 and employed a number of developers and colorists. He was hired by a number of local companies, organizations, and wealthy individuals to take portraits and promotional photos. In this instance, he was hired by the Northern Pacific Railway Company. It is unusual to find a Yellowstone promotional pamphlet illustrated by anyone other than Haynes.

Broadside. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Original vintage photograph of Rocky Brook Falls in Jefferson County, WA, titled in pencil, and signed twice in pencil by noted photographer Asahel Curtis (brother of Edward Curtis) on verso (in the copyright license authorizing the State of Washington to use the image in a booklet. 9.375 x 7.375 inches (image faded, photograph has a chip to lower left corner with come loss and a nick to upper right corner, with tears and creasing).

First edition. Oblong octavo. [32] pp. Tile page, 'Facts About Seattle' leaf, and 16 full page photographic images of Seattle by Curtis and Romans. Printed on rectos only. Publisher's string-tied gray wrappers with emossed cover lettering in yellow. An excellent copy.Includes such images as; Second Avenue, Looking North; The Burke Building; Pioneer Square; First Avenue, Looking South; Mutual Life Building; The Lincoln Apartment House. Horsed still ruled the day in 1902 and many are sown on the streets in the pictures. Only two copies located by OCLC. "Asahel Curtis was born in Minnesota in 1874; the family moved to the Puget Sound area (Washington State) in 1888. His older brother, Edward S. Curtis, opened a photo studio in Seattle in 1892, and Asahel began working there in 1895. He went to the Klondike in 1897 to take photographs for the studio. Differences over credit for this work later led to a break with his brother. By 1901 Asahel Curtis had joined with scenic photographer William P. Romans to form the Curtis & Romans studio. After a brief period in San Francisco and Tacoma, working sometimes as a photoengraver, Curtis returned to Seattle as a newspaper photographer. From about 1907 to 1911, he worked for Romans Photographic Co., becoming president and manager of the firm. A partnership with Walter Miller as Curtis & Miller lasted for several years before Curtis returned to the Romans Photographic Co. In 1920, this became the Asahel Curtis Photo Co., under which name it operated until his death in 1941" (UW).

Original Printed Wrappers. Condition: Near Fine. H.W. Gleason; Asahel Curtis; Milner Roberts; Walter L. Huber; Sierra Club archives (illustrator). First Edition. San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1913. First Edition. Vol IX, No. 2, for June, 1913. Original printed wrappers, 9 1/4" x 6 1/4", 45 numbered pp. + unpaginated photographic plates and ads. 1913 issues had somewhat less content than many earlier and later years, but still plenty of very neat stuff. Near Fine - as near to fine as you're likely to see in a 1913 SCB. Touching at points to the overextended circuit-binding, a few very faint traces of soil. See scans. Binding sturdy, contents fine. A very sharp, very high grade example. See scan of contents page for the lineup of stellar club writers and their always engaging and adventurous topics, which here include the Rainier Winter Outing; Blue Hills; Mountain Summit Butterflies; Ranier or Tacoma ?; and Behr's Alpine Sulphur: Butterfly of the High Sierra Nevada . Nice photography, as always, including several butterfly shots. Photography for this issue was provided by:H.W. Gleason; Asahel Curtis; Milner Roberts; Walter L. Huber; and the Sierra Club archives. Standard departments as well, of course. Scarce issue. Please review scans. SC2.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Date is estimated. Cover title. 31 cm. 40 photographs and 1 portrait. Photographs copyrighted by J.A. McCormick, Curtis & Miller, and Webster & Stevens, with 1 photograph copyrighted by Asahel Curtis. Apparently used by various Seattle citiizens and business men, who inserted their portraits after the uncredited one page intrtoduction, to promote Seattle and Puget Sound area. Comprised of b&w illustrations taken from photographs of the Smith Tower, Mt. Rainier and other rural views, the San Juan Islands, campers and fishermen on the Skykomish river in various Olympic Peninsula locales, Lake Washington, Seattle city views, and more. Bound in beige wrappers with embossed lettering and a green illustration of a tree with the Smith Tower in the distance. This copy with a portrait of a man and "Merry Xmas" followed by an illegible signature. This copy with a small spot on the cover and two small chips missing from the bottom of the cover. A sticker scar on the back cover. The forty photographic plates of early Seattle in fine condition.

4to. 9.25 x 12.25 in. [43 leaves (unnumbered).]. Introductory leaf w/ historiated initial, 42 photogravure plates. Embossed & illustrated softcovers, raised & embossed illust. of Douglas Fir and the Smith Tower amidst the rolling clouds in green & white (very minor shelfwear, slight rubbing), NF. First edition of this scarce and well-illustrated promotional souvenir touting the natural beauty and scenic amenities for automobile travelers and boaters in Washington State. Possibly prepared in conjunction with the Panama-Pacific International Exposition as souvenir for "Good Roads" and Chamber of Commerce advocates, these featured an individual portrait photo of certain Washington businessmen and citizens to hand out. The piece features photographs of the newly completed Smith Tower, scenic shots of Mount Rainier National Park, Mt. St. Helens, and Mt. Baker. Several of the images show Brass Era automobiles driving the newly completed Mt. Rainier Road, newly completed highway to Tacoma, the Maple Valley Road along the Cedar River, the Hood Canal Road, and along new highways on the Olympic Peninsula. Also included are scenes of camping and sailing amongst the San Juan Islands, as well as fishing on the Skykomish River, and several cityscapes of Seattle following the Denny Regrade. Worldcat locates 5 copies (varying numbers of photos, and some w/o portrait, others with identified portraits -- Univ. of Tulsa, U of W, WSU, Washington State Library, Seattle Public).

4to. 6.5 x 8.5 in. [16 pp (unpaginated)]. With colour-photo illustrations throughout, most w/ photographer's credit w/in negative, and printed captions identifying photographers. Colour-illustrated softcovers, cover art of gate leading into Mount Rainier w/ two Brass Era automobiles, colour illustration on back cover of automobiles on road to Mount Rainier (some wear, minor scuffing, light creasing), still VG- copy. First edition of this exceedingly scarce brochure touting automobile tours and ascent of Mount Rainier, also issued by Nowell under the title of "Souvenir of Mount Tacoma." Images include Mirror Lake, automobile on Government road, touring cars filed with passengers driving through the rustic log entrance, parked at the National Park Inn, as well as climing the glaciers on Mt. Rainier, and even "Snowballing" snow ball fights. Asahel Curtis (1874-1941) was one of three founders of The Mountaineers, organized climbs through the Cascades, and by 1917 had become chief guide at Mount Rainier National Park. His studio output was prodigious, and many of his images of Mount Rainier include the Curtis & Miller studio credit of when he partnered with Miller. Frank H. Nowell (1864-1950) began gold mining with his father Thomas Nowell on Douglas Island around 1886, and in 1900 went to Nome, where he turned his photography hobby into a profession, later becoming the official photographer for the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. No copies located in Worldcat; See: Michael Cirelli Collection on Northwest Photography, 1864-2000, Sophie Fry Bass Library, Seattle, WA; Duncan, Asahel Curtis, Photographer (2008).

52576. Silver gelatin photograph [19 cm x 24 cm] / [7.5" x 9.5"] with the photographer's mark at the lower left. Typed title on the reverse with RR stamp. Nice contrasts. Matted and in a wooden frame [32 cm x 37 cm] / [12.5" x 14.5"]. View of the rear of a roadster as it travels beneath the Gateway Arch at Gallatin. Asahel Curtis (1874-1941) was born in Minnesota in 1874 and migrated to the Puget Sound area in 1888, at age 13. Asahel joined his brother, Edward S. Curtis, in his studio, 1895, learning photography and photo engraving. Edward sent Asahel to the Klondike in 1897 to photograph the gold rush. A dispute with Edward over proper credits on Asahel's lead to a break between the brothers. He began the Asahel Curtis Photo Company in 1920, which he operated until his death. Curtis was an avid climber and outdoors man, whose images of the Pacific Northwest are renowned.

Seattle: 1911. Large photograph, 18 x 14", sepia toned silver print mounted on cardboard and trimmed; copyright and studio credit burned into negative, lower right. § The brother of Edward S. Curtis, Asahel (1874-1941) became a professional photographer in 1894. His commissions took him throughout much of the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. and Canada. The work was extensively published in local and national magazines including National Geographic. Mount Tacoma is now officially called Mount Rainier, renamed by George Vancouver in honor of one of his friends. "Tacoma" is the name given to the mountain by the indigenous Salish people.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. [around 70 leaves] : chiefly illustrations ; 36 cm. This monumental work was issued in individual sets, probably 10. Here are six of those issues, comprising 54 full page photogravures, printed in various hues from sepia to grey, and many have tints of blue and grey. Most of the full 83 photogrovures arecredited to Asahel Curtis, a couple credited to Walter Averett, and a few to others or uncredited. The six inidividual issues in the original brown stiff wrappers. All of have signs of wear and chps. The Photogravures themselves still well protected by the tissue guards and generally in very good to fine condition. An important work, even in this partial edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. black leather boards folio 77 leaves of photogravures with tissue boards are worn damage at spine but all photos are in very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Edition de luxe, single-volume, probable first edition issued around the time of a nine-volume wrappered issue (also "de luxe" according to the publisher) with the slightly different title Art Work of Seattle and Western Washington but with the same photos. 77 leaves of photogravures with tissue guards, plus leaves of text printed on rectos only with illustration on title page and photo on first page of text. Full leather with four raised spine bands, ruled and lettered in gilt. About Very Good with leather rubbed along edges, chipped at foot, exposed tips with small corner tear to bottom front corner, hinges a little taxed by heavy pages but holding, a few tissue-guards torn and creased. An oversize volume featuring many beautiful Pacific Northwest photographs by Asahel Curtis, brother of Edward Curtis. OCLC currently notes ten institutional copies of the two editions of this work, stating this particular edition de luxe has "108 photogravures-- 83 credited to Asahel Curtis, 4 credited to Walter Averett, 1 each credited to Brent Gifford, Grant Humes, and A.H. Barnes, and 10 uncredited. The photogravures are printed in various hues from sepia to grey, and many have tints of blue and grey." Scarce in this format.