The small hand-lettering booklet, as an instant download.

Hand Lettering (1912) by McClellan Chappell is the small, direct booklet on hand lettering — 26 pages of alphabet practice for the beginner or the busy tradesman. Small book, honest instruction.

Inside this 1912 treasury:

Letterforms with history: this 1912 volume gathers medieval and illuminated letterforms, drawn at a scale you can work from. Lettering artists, sign painters, engravers, and calligraphers after period-correct Roman, medieval, or ornamental capitals start here.

Details:

• Complete 1912 edition scan — 20 pages
• Compact 26-page hand-lettering booklet
• Direct alphabet practice
• Plates drawn at working scale — trace, adapt, and letter from them
• Ornamental, Roman, and medieval hands in one reference
• 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