The object of this little work is to fill a void much complained of by
Daguerreotypists--particularly young beginners.
The author has waited a long time in hopes that some more able pen would be
devoted to the subject, but the wants of the numerous, and constantly increasing,
class, just mentioned, induces him to wait no longer.
All the English works on the subject--particularly on the practical application,
of Photogenic drawing--are deficient in many minute detail ...