A pair of very early stereoview photographs of Adelaide streets, circa 1860.

A$1,200 · Offered by Douglas Stewart Fine Books

Both views are exceptionally early and are possibly unrecorded. They appear to have been kept together for almost 160 years, as the manuscript captions on both are written in the same contemporary hand. It is likely that the same unidentified photographer was responsible for both views. I. Adelaide, S.A. Rundle St. from Gawler Place, north side [Title from contemporary ms. caption verso ]. [Circa 1860]. Stereoscopic albumen print photograph, each individual image 73 x 76 mm (arched format), original yellow card mount 83 x 172 mm, verso with contemporary inscription in ink: Adelaide, S.A. Rundle St. from Gawler Place, north side ; no photographer s imprint; the right hand albumen print has a small spot of foxing at upper right, and a tiny tear at lower right edge, otherwise the prints are in fine condition, with rich tones and sharp detail; the mount has some mild wear at the corners. A view of Rundle Street, looking east from Gawler Place. The thoroughfare is rough and unmade, and the puddles of water in the crude channel on the left side, which lend a noirish atmosphere to the image, suggest poor drainage. Much of the signage on the facades of the buildings along the south side of the street is easily discernible. In the foreground at right are the premises of wine merchants and cigarmakers Gerke and Rodemann (42 Rundle Street); beyond the Gerke and Rodemann shopfront are the Globe Inn, on the corner of Stephen s Place still at this stage a single-storey building (!) and beh

• Binding: Hardcover

Found via Rare Books Intel, a search across rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide.