M.H. Stephen Smith. Art and Anecdote. Recollections of William Frederick Yeames, R.A. His life and his friends. Hutchinson, n.d. ( c. 1930). Good cond. in Poor but intact dj. Cloth covers are clean but faded. Binding is sound. Pages are clean and only a little faded. Endpapers tanned. A good reading copy, particularly with rare dj. Ill. with 18 b. & w. plates. Preface by the author. No Index. The book is divided into 11 Chapters which are entitled Recollections and each chapter contains many sub-headings. 256 pp. Reminiscences of the old-fashioned kind rather than a strict biography of this Royal Academician who was part of a lively artistic circle known as the St. John's Wood Clique. He is best known for his narrative painting of 1878 'When did you last See your Father' which was typical in content and style of his work. An easy reading evocation of Victorian London and one of its artistic communities. This copy £19.99