12 DECEMBER 1931, page 34

The Many Admirers Of Mr. Russell Flint's Etching Will Be

grateful to the Studio for adding him to their list of Modern Masters of Etching " (Modern Masters of Etching, by W. Russell Flint, A.R.A. With an introduction by Malcolm C.......

Annuals

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NATIVITY plays so seldom contain verse having any relation to poetry that Miss Mary D. Stock's King Herod (Sidgwick and Jackson, 3s. 6d.) is particularly welcome. The three chi......

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