A practical and historical guide for collectors of fine prints, offering principles of selection, storage, and valuation alongside illustrated surveys of schools and techniques. Chapters examine major figures and movements—Old Masters, Rembrandt, Dürer and the Little Masters, French eighteenth-century printmakers, the nineteenth-century etching revival including Whistler and Haden, Turner, mezzotints, lithography and woodcuts—while distinguishing original creative prints from reproductive engraving. The author blends practical collecting advice, aesthetic judgment, and concise technical descriptions, and includes a postscript updating market values and a bibliography to guide further study.