Elements of Lettering and Sign Painting (1899) — Digital Download

The 1899 companion to the ICS course, as an instant download.

Elements of Lettering and Sign Painting (1899), the International Correspondence Schools’ companion volume to their 1902 textbook, teaches the same trade curriculum from the earlier edition’s plates and lessons. Lettering fundamentals and sign-painting practice in the ICS method.

Inside this 1899 textbook:

International Correspondence Schools’s 1899 textbook covers gold leaf and gilding for signs across 168 pages — the everyday knowledge of the wall dog’s kit. For sign painters and pinstripers restoring old signs or learning the trade’s roots, it is firsthand testimony. The layouts scale straight to the wall — letter them out in chalk before you pick up the brush.

Complete your shelf: See also The Art of Lettering and Sign Painter's Manual (1878), A Textbook on Lettering and Sign Painting (1902), The Sign Writer and Glass Embosser (1898).

Details:

• Complete 1899 edition scan — 162 pages
• Companion to the 1902 ICS textbook
• Lettering fundamentals in the correspondence-school method
• Lettering alphabets drawn for the sign painter’s brush
• Shop methods for layout, spacing, and finish work
• Period layouts, from single boards to full storefronts
• Two files included: the original scan, cleaned of dust, stray marks, and handwritten notes, and a cleaned white-background edition that's easy on the eyes and the printer
• PDF format, instant download after purchase — no physical book ships