For your consideration is a First Edition of Edward S. Curtis "Indian Days of the Long Ago", 1915, publisher World Book Company. A classic work by renown American photographer and ethnologist Edward S. Curtis, written to provide an intimate, respectful look at Native American life before the arrival of European settlers, a time when buffalo roamed the plains in vast numbers. The narrative follows the character of Kukúsim, a Salish (Flathead) boy, through his education, hunts, and spiritual rites, such as his mountain vigil. Curtis aimed to document the "fading" traditions, including burial customs, traditional foods, dwellings, and religious practices. The book is heavily illustrated with over 200 of Curtis's own iconic photographs and drawings by F.N. Wilson. Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868-1952) was one of America's premier photographers and ethnologists whose work focused on the American West and on Native American people. Curtis participated in the 1899 Harriman expedition to Alaska as the lead photographer. He then accompanied George Bird Grinell, editor of Forest and Stream, on a trip to northern Montana. There they witnessed the deeply sacred Sundance of the Piegan and Blackfoot tribes. Traveling on horseback, with their pack horses trailing behind, they stopped at the precipice. Below them, the view of the valley floor stretched with over a thousand teepees – an awesome sight to Curtis. The olive cloth bound illustrated hardcover is in good overall condition, fading and scuffing noted on cover and edges. Intact painted top edge and deckled bottom and fore edge pages are exhibit age tanning, repair tape at interior boards and spine. Measures 5.5"W x 8.5"L x .875"D, weight is 1lb, 6oz.