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[BLUE MOUNTAINS] Ball Room, Jenolan / Entrance, Jenolan Caves
by KERRY, Charles, 1857-1928
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Armadale, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Circa 1889. Two albumen print photographs, each 150 x 210 mm, laid down on their original album leaf of thick card, contemporary calligraphic captions in red ink to the mount beneath each image, ""Ball Room, Jenolan"" / ""Entrance, Jenolan Caves""; the prints are in good condition, with some light motting from the printing process; the verso of the album leaf has some mild foxing. Charles Kerry's photographs of the Jenolan Caves were first published in Samuel Cook's The Jenolan Caves : an excursion in Australian wonderland (London, 1889). Independently of another Sydney photographer, Charles Bayliss, Kerry had experimented with flash light photography in the cave complex, with exceptional results. Electric lights had been installed in the caves as early as 1880 - Jenolan's caves were the first in the world to be illuminated by electricity - and by the time Cook's book was published Jenolan had become a major tourist destination, safely protected by government legislation.
Details
- Bookseller
- Douglas Stewart Fine Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7812
- Title
- [BLUE MOUNTAINS] Ball Room, Jenolan / Entrance, Jenolan Caves
- Author
- KERRY, Charles, 1857-1928
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Douglas Stewart Fine Books
Biblio member since 2022
Armadale, Victoria
About Douglas Stewart Fine Books
Douglas Stewart Fine Books is an antiquarian bookseller based in Melbourne, Australia. We buy and sell books both locally and around the world, working closely with clients to understand their collecting priorities and to source appropriate material. Our clients include libraries, galleries, museums, private collectors and fellow members of the trade.
Douglas began buying and selling books in 1995, while still in high school. He is a member of the major international trade associations, and his business is conducted according to their high ethical standards. For many years Douglas has been a Board member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB); he is also a Mentor for the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers.
Douglas is currently the President of ANZAAB.
Our stock at Douglas Stewart Fine Books is diverse: we have rare books across all fields, but our strengths are in travel and exploration – particularly of Australia and the Pacific – and Australian art. In addition to rare books, we deal in all types of heritage material, including photographs, manuscripts, maps and globes, and fine art. Every month we issue a new online catalogue of New Acquisitions, and recommend that you join our email list to be the first to see what's available. Please do not hesitate to contact us regarding any works you see online – we are always happy to assist with your enquiries.
We love meeting new people and welcome visitors to our shop, which is open six days a week. If you cannot make it to Melbourne, you can find us at major fairs in London, New York, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Toronto, San Francisco, Boston, Hong Kong or Sydney. We're pleased to invite you to any of these exhibitions as our guest.
Last, but not least, we buy books – from important single items to entire libraries – and we'd be pleased to provide advice on the best way to sell your collection.
Douglas Stewart Fine Books
Douglas began buying and selling books in 1995, while still in high school. He is a member of the major international trade associations, and his business is conducted according to their high ethical standards. For many years Douglas has been a Board member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB); he is also a Mentor for the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers.
Douglas is currently the President of ANZAAB.
Our stock at Douglas Stewart Fine Books is diverse: we have rare books across all fields, but our strengths are in travel and exploration – particularly of Australia and the Pacific – and Australian art. In addition to rare books, we deal in all types of heritage material, including photographs, manuscripts, maps and globes, and fine art. Every month we issue a new online catalogue of New Acquisitions, and recommend that you join our email list to be the first to see what's available. Please do not hesitate to contact us regarding any works you see online – we are always happy to assist with your enquiries.
We love meeting new people and welcome visitors to our shop, which is open six days a week. If you cannot make it to Melbourne, you can find us at major fairs in London, New York, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Toronto, San Francisco, Boston, Hong Kong or Sydney. We're pleased to invite you to any of these exhibitions as our guest.
Last, but not least, we buy books – from important single items to entire libraries – and we'd be pleased to provide advice on the best way to sell your collection.
Douglas Stewart Fine Books
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