10 DECEMBER 1921, Page 25

The mere fact that so expensive a book as the

late Mr. J. Herbert Slater's Engravings and their Value (Bazaar, Exchange and Mart Office, 42s.) should have run into a fifth edition is surely a sufficient indication of its good qualities. It is the trade-mecum of the amateur print-collector. The various methods of engraving are described, and there are excellent chapters for the beginner on Remarque proofs, artists' proofs, etc., paper and paper-marks, prices, and suggestions for beginning a collection. Some five hundred pages are devoted to an alpha- betical list of the more important engravers with an account of their work. Such moderns as Zorn and Mr. James M'Bey are included, though of course the list does not claim to be exhaustive.