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Penrose's Pictorial Annual. Edited by William Gamble. (Pen- rose and

Co. 35. 6d.)—The sub-title of this volume," The Process Year Book," explains its purpose. It contains articles on various processes by which works of art are reproduced and multiplied, together with specimens of the results. Half a century ago these might be numbered on the fingers of one hand ; now there is a variety which it requires an expert to distinguish. A very interesting book this to all who love art, whether ignorantly or with knowledge ; to those who are pro- fessionally interested in it we should say indispensable.