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Court and Camera The Life and Times of A.H. Stone, A pioneer lawyer & photographer in Perth

Pamela Statham-Drew and Jacqueline O'Brien; John Slater (designer)
ISBN: 9780646589442 Categories: ,

$75.00

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AUSTRALIAN PHOTOGRAPHY WEST AUSTRALIANA

This beautifully illustrated book is the history of pre-Gold Rush Perth through the eyes of pioneer lawyer and photographer Alfred Hawes Stone. Court and Camera is a unique glimpse of Perth just three decades after its foundation. Its unparalleled images show the emergence of landmark buildings alongside ordinary dwellings and scenes from everyday life.
FIRST EDITION. OUT OF PRINT AND NOW SCARCE.
Preface
Setting out
Setting up
Settling down
Life at Alpha Cottage
The convicts are coming
Legal niceties
Friends & foes
Catholic controversy
Window into the past
Towers & spires
Flemish bond
Speaking of families
Gracious living
Bricks, banks & jetties
After Alfred.

Additional Information

AuthorPamela Statham-Drew and Jacqueline O'Brien; John Slater (designer)
Number of pages271
PublisherFremantle Press
Year Published2012
Binding Type

Hardcover in Dustjacket

Book Condition

FINE!

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