Author: THEUNS-DE BOER, G. & S. ASSER,
Title: Isodore van Kingsbergen (1821-1905). Fotopionier en Theatermaker in Nederlands-Indië; Photo Pioneer and Theatre Maker in the Dutch East Indies. [Eerste druk; First edition].
Description: Zaltbommel, Aprilis, 2005. Stout small 4°., original clothbacked illustrated boards, gilded covertitle, gilded title to spine. 295pp. of bi-lingual text, dutch/english. Many captioned plates of which tinted, numerous captioned monochrome illustrations in text all after original photographs by Van Kingsbergen, which includes a photograph taken in van Kinsbergen's studio circa 1870 of two nude models, sketch maps, illustrated information on catalogue entries, chronology, table of theatre plays, collections, photographic terms, glossary, index, colophon, table of contents. Massive and detailed dutch-english language survey of nineteenth century photographic oeuvre by Isodore van Kingsbergen, featuring numerous studio portraits, topographical views, landscapes, archaeology, from the Dutch East Indies, includes contributions by Steve Wachlin to chronology and Theatre plays. Very fine copy.

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