6 NOVEMBER 1915, Page 35

Etching, and other Graphic Arts. By G. T. Plowman. (John

Lane; 6s. net.)—The author is an American who studied in Europe, and. especially under Sir Frank Short. The work makes no claim to be exhaustive, but gives a brief account of different ways of drawing, from pencil and pen down to etching. The second part of the book is devoted to a much more,detailed description of the technical processes of etching. This subtle art cannot of course be learnt except by much actual practice, and a work like the one before us can only act as a stimulus and a guide.