Originally published in early 1900's. A detailed and well illustrated guide dealing with every aspect of collecting portrait miniatures. The contents Include: Origins of the Art - Hans Holbein and the Earliest Painters - Nicholas and Lawrence Hilliard - The Olivers - John Hoskins and his son - Samuel Cooper - The Interregnum - Richard Cosway - Andrew and Nathaniel Plimer - George Engleheart - John Smart - Ozias Humphrey - William Wood - Painters in Enamel - Foreign Painters - Plumbag Drawings - The Collector - Collections - Forgeries - American Painters - Portrait Sitters etc. Many of the earliest art and antique books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This volume examines the poems of T.S. Eliot, work by work.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1901 Edition.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1907 Edition.

Title: The Ship's Career, and other poems ... Second edition.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The POETRY & DRAMA collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The books reflect the complex and changing role of literature in society, ranging from Bardic poetry to Victorian verse. Containing many classic works from important dramatists and poets, this collection has something for every lover of the stage and verse. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Williamson, George; 1864. xl. 382 p.; 8 . 011649.h.66.

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!