HEIRLOOMS IN MINIATURE by Anne Hollingsworth Wharton & Emily Draton Taylor 1898
POB#56341
TITLE: Heirlooms in Miniature, with numerous reproductions of the best examples of colonial, revolutionary and modern miniature painters.
AUTHOR: Anne Hollingsworth Wharton ; with a chapter on miniature painting by Emily Draton Taylor.
PUBLISHER: Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Co.
DATE: 1898
EDITION: Stated Second Edition.
DESCRIPTION: xix, 11-259 pages, 90 plates on 51 leaves : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm Authorities consulted, on page ix.
CONDITION NOTES: VERY GOOD. Solid page and cover attachment. No marks, creases or tears in pages, although some fore edges are uncut (ask seller how to safely open closed leaves or inquire with local book specialist). Spine gilt faded and covers lightly stained.
BINDING: Yellow buckram stamped in gilt. High quality laid paper text, glossy plate leaves.
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An outstanding reference for collectors of American miniature portraits. A color plate on the frontispiece hints at the lovely, almost photographic fidelity of miniature paintings from the colonial era.
