Excerpt from First Steps in the Enjoyment of Pictures<br><br>Hence, the present introduction to craft phrases of pictorial expression, arranged carefully to be both progressive and cumulative in its vocabulary, has been compiled.<br><br>In order to make the book as practical as possible, examples of American pictures only, such as may be seen in traveling exhibitions, have been discussed. As these, however, are contained in our easily acces sible American museums, all pictures illustrated/ possess a permanent value for the work.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.