19 JULY 1930, Page 39

In Mr. David Strang's The Printing of Etchings and Engravings

(Berm, 10s. 6d.) the whole process is described in elaborate detail. No step in it, from the setting up of the outfit to the flattening of the finished prints, is missed, and as Mr. Martin Hardie says in his Introduction the profound knowledge gained by the author by long years of experience, and here set forth for the first time, makes the book a standard work for future generations of etchers. In illustration of its thoroughness, reference may be made to the list of twenty-

four imaginary prints and their method of treatment to be found under the heading " The Wiping."

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