Artist Library Starter Sets
Curated sets of books for sign painters and letterheads getting started.
Bundles of core titles on lettering, layout, and design so you don't have to pick individual books one by one.
Spencerian Key to Practical Penmanship (1866) — Digital Download
The classic American handwriting system, as an instant download. The Spencerian Key to Practical Pen..
Standard Lettering (1922) — Digital Download
The short standard-lettering manual, as an instant download. Standard Lettering (1922) by Roy C. Cla..
Student's Alphabets (1907) — Digital Download
The drafting company’s alphabet booklet, as an instant download. Student’s Alphabets (c1907) from th..
The Amateur Pottery & Glass Painter (1881) — Digital Download
Glass painting with gilding directions, as an instant download. The Amateur Pottery & Glass Pain..
The Art and Science of Gilding (1909) — Digital Download
Gilding science and practice, as an instant download. The Art and Science of Gilding (1909) by Ford ..
The Art of Lettering and Sign Painter's Manual (1878) — Digital Download
The 1878 predecessor to Atkinson, as an instant download. The Art of Lettering and Sign Painter’s Ma..
The Art of Show Card Writing (1907 ed.) (1907) — Digital Download
The earlier Strong edition, as an instant download. The Art of Show Card Writing (1907) by Charles J..
The Art of Show Card Writing (1922 ed.) (1922) — Digital Download
The classic show-card treatise, fuller edition, as an instant download. The Art of Show Card Writing..
The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient & Modern (1860) — Digital Download
Victorian ornamental alphabets, as an instant download. The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient &a..
The Expert Calciminer (1912) — Digital Download
By the same Kelly as the Expert Sign Painter, as an instant download. The Expert Calciminer (1912) b..